Japan's
Mitsubishi-Jalux Inc. has started work upgrading the Mandalay
International Airport to become air freight logistics hub, according to
officials.
A team of technicians started the
inspection on August 23 and 24. Another technician team came yesterday
and will continue to work until September 2.
"The company started the inspection and I
learned that the upgrading process will begin in three month time. But I
didn’t hear anything from the company or my superiors. We will submit
the results to our head office and start the preparation," an official
from the airport said.
In the first-round tender,
Mitsubishi-Jalux submitted a master plan for airport development. The
plan includes airport services and cargo-handling areas as well as
anticipating future needs such as extending the airport’s buildings.
Mandalay international airport was
opened in September 2000. It has a 4267 metre (14,000 feet) runway that
can handle big cargo aircrafts. The airport received nearly 500,000
passengers last year.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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