Airport News on Manila, Nepal and Okinawa
Neelam Mathews Oct 5, 2014 Read in IHS Jane's Airport Review Four shortlisted for Nepal project Northwest Civil Aviation Airport Construction Group of China has emerged as the lowest bidder for civil works on the USD90 million upgrade project at Gautam Buddha Airport in Nepal. The regional airport - also known as Bhairahawa Airport - is the gateway to Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha, and a popular tourist destination for Southeast Asians........... Okinawa set for expansion Neelam Mathews - 02 October 2014 Runway and terminal facilities at Okinawa Naha Airport in Japan are being upgraded and expanded. An international terminal - opened in February 2014, with two gates and capacity to handle 1.5 million passengers per annum - is already at saturation point, and will be expanded to cope with up to 4 million passengers. With a second runway approaching completion, Okinawa "has a potential role as a low-cost airline transit airport," ...