More than 3.27 mmdh for the extension of the Tangier Ibn Batouta airport
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A budget envelope of more than 3.27 billion dirhams (MMDH) was allocated to the financing and the realization of the project to extend the Tangier Ibn Batouta airport.
This project is the subject of a partnership agreement between interior ministries, habous and Islamic affairs, economy and finance, equipment and water, and transport and logistics, as well as the National Airport Office (ONDA), the wilaya of the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region, the regional council, the Communal Council of Tangier, Hydraulic of Loukkos.
This agreement, approved by an absolute majority during the ordinary session of March of the Council, aims to define the partnership methods for the financing and the completion of the extension of Tangier Ibn Batouta airport, and out-of-site airport works necessary for this extension.
The objective of this project is to increase the capacity of the airport by 2 to 7 million passengers per year, taking into account the capacity of the existing terminal, to be able to accommodate the number of passengers and forecast movements, under the safety and security conditions provided for in the regulations in force, as well as to contribute to the tourist and economic development of the project area.
Airport works, which will be carried out on a total surface area of almost 199 hectares, will relate to the construction of parking aircraft and liaison straps for the new terminal, the construction and extension of the perimeter state fence, the construction of a passenger terminal with a central heart and a pier around which the aircraft parking is developed, the construction of a new control tower, of a new access route to the terminal, and the development of a vehicle parking.
It is also a question of providing the airport with airport equipment necessary for its operation and to ensure the safety, safety and quality of services, as well as new digitalization equipment (e-gate, intelligent systems, oneld, etc.).
Under this agreement, the signatory parties undertake to implement all the measures necessary so that the work of the project can be completed before the end of June 2029.
In this regard, a steering committee will be created and chaired by the region’s wali, or its representative, and will be composed of representatives of the parties signatory to the Convention.
This committee will take the necessary measures for the lifting of the various constraints and support on the ground for the realization of the project.
