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06/13/2024
The Ministry of Transport announced the details of the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Minister of Transport and representatives of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) regarding the rehabilitation of Baghdad Airport, and while it was likely that the project would be referred to one of the specialized international companies at the end of this year, it revealed a study to build a new airport in the capital. .
Director of the Ministry’s Media Office, Maytham Al-Safi, said in an interview with Al-Zawraa: Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani chaired a meeting to follow up on the rehabilitation of Baghdad International Airport, in the presence of the Minister of Transport and representatives of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to rehabilitate the current airport and prepare a study to build a new airport in the capital. .
He added: The project will be referred at the end of this year for investment according to Iraq's economic interest, since the project will be presented as an investment opportunity, and the IFC Foundation will enter into discussions about the implementing companies to choose the best one, and the final decision will be for the Iraqi government.
He explained: In September of last year, the Iraqi government had signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which includes the international organization providing an integrated investment portfolio that includes how the international airport will be expanded, financed, operated and maintained, and the efficiency of its facilities and safety factors will be raised, and the With its services, to comply with international standards for airports in the world, through one of the specialized international companies.
He pointed out: In the past few days, the Minister of Transport inspected the corridors of Baghdad International Airport, to see the reality of the services provided to travelers, and the work of the employees of the ministry’s formations at the airport, and directed to intensify and double the work, and to continue rehabilitation and maintenance work in the airport lounges. He also directed to find urgent solutions to any problems and coordination. With the authorities working inside the airport, and the smooth flow of air traffic at the airport. Confirming: The Minister of Transport held several meetings with the directors and employees of the Airport and Air Navigation Management Company and the Iraqi Airways Company, and issued several directives regarding the functional and administrative tasks assigned to them.
He pointed out that the Minister issued a number of directives that stipulated providing the best services to travelers, resolving the administrative and financial problems of the employees of Business Intel operating at the airport, and guaranteeing the rights of its employees, in accordance with the legal and administrative contexts. The file of the European ban on the green bird was also discussed, and he also heard. To a detailed explanation by the General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management about the latest procedures for the study being prepared by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop and rehabilitate Baghdad International Airport.
He continued: The government has given great importance to the Baghdad International Airport file, because it represents a civilized interface that represents Iraq and its people, and this falls within the framework of an integrated vision that includes all airports.
Regarding the European ban file, Al-Safi explained: Iraqi Airways has come a long way in meeting international safety requirements by 80%, and has worked to deliver discerning travelers to Europe through joint operation, and is working to obtain a TOC certificate that will enable it to reach Europe through its aircraft and crews. Depending on the license of another company, stages were cut in negotiations with the European Aviation Safety Agency to obtain TOC certification.[/size]
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