Dhaka airport 3 terminal to be in part inaugurated on October 7

 

• Project costs Tk21,300 crore
• PM Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate.

The 3 terminals of Hazrat Shahjalal global Airport can be partly inaugurated on October 7.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the terminal given that production paintings could be ninety% entire by means of that point, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Mafidur Rahman showed the previous day.

The CAAB chairman stated the terminal will be completely opened to passenger traffic via the stop of 2024.

On December 30, 2019, top Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the development of the terminal.

The assignment is being carried out at a cost of Tk21,300 crore. Bangladesh will contribute Tk5,000 crore, at the same time as Japan's JICA will offer the last price range.

In keeping with assignment sources, the terminal is being constructed on 542,000 rectangular metres of land and will have a floor area of 230,000 square metres, a hundred and fifteen take a look at-in counters, sixty-four departure and 64 arrival immigration desks.

Except, the parking area will accommodate 1,230 vehicles at a time and there will be a 542,000-square-metre apron for 37 aircraft. At the same time, there may be 26 bags scanning machines, eleven frame scanners, 12 boarding bridges and 16 bags belts.

Stakeholders consider that the 0.33 terminal will open the door to new horizons in trade and trade.

They delivered that some of foreign traders and cargo airlines government have already proven an interest in investing in the united states of America.

Consistent with Maksud Ul Islam, director of the 1/3 terminal task, shipment movement will increase, and the terminal can even enable a quick unloading of products as the Metrorail might be connected with the terminal.

Except, there are 5- and three-big name lodge centers close to the airport, and purchasing department stores also are being constructed with personal funding.

The venture director stated that veggies and culmination are exported to numerous countries in the center East and Europe through the airport every day. Once the brand-new terminal is opened, the export manner might be simplified.

"Whilst the 0.33 terminal opens, shipment handling will now not be as guide as it's miles now. The whole process might be automatic and will take much less time," he brought.

CAAB has also finalized plans to construct another runway at Dhaka airport at a price of Tk15,000 crore to address the improved flight strain whilst the 0.33 terminal opens.