[Oman-L] International airports for Ras al-Hadd and Duqm ?

[perrycas]

 I was at Ras al Had in 2000 and they couldn't manage to keep the dogs 
off the beach then, which were digging up the turtle eggs, I can just 
imagine what a mess this will be,and for very little gain.

Oman's record of dredging Salalah that  lagged behind ship design is 
being repeated here: there are sufficient cuts in world tourism flights 
as a result of the present fuel prices to suggest that it might be 
reasonable to have  a good think about creating an international airport 
for a marginal destination like this.
There are better ways to develop the place for ecotourism .
pcas

d.werbeck at juno.com wrote:
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> I think an extensive...series of photographs of the new airport being 
> built for future generation would be...ideal...as also that of the 
> Bedu...and desert life as it exists today...before it 
> completely...evaporates
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> would be ideal...
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> I would like to know if you will sponsor me in this.
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> Sincerely
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> Mr. David C. WERBECK
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> -- Joachim Duester <jduester at oman.org> wrote:
> Nine firms apply to prequalify for Ras al Hadd airport contracts   
> Oman Daily Observer, 14 June 2008
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> Nine construction firms have signalled their intent to participate in 
> a competitive government tender for the development of an airport at 
> Ras al-Hadd in the Sharqiyah region.
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> The new airport is seen as key to the Omani government’s goal of 
> positioning Ras al-Hadd as a world-class eco-tourism destination, 
> centring largely on its turtle breeding beaches, nature reserve and 
> potentially rich archaeological heritage.
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> The greenfield facility, targeted for launch in the fourth quarter of 
> 2010, is part of an ambitious tourism master plan that includes the 
> development of a number of eco-tourism resorts along the scenic Gulf 
> of Oman coast.
>
> Several international firms are also among those applying to 
> prequalify for construction contracts linked to the development of 
> airside and terminal facilities as part of the Ras al Hadd airport 
> project. The line-up of parties responding by last week’s 
> prequalification deadline are Desert Line Projects, Samwhan 
> Corporation, Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction, Larsen & Toubro 
> (Oman), Strabag Oman, Bahwan Contracting, Galfar Engineering, Alsim 
> Alarko Sanayi and Shanfari Trading.
>
> The Ministry of Transport and Communications has envisaged development 
> of the airport in two packages. One package, covering the airside 
> facilities, entails the construction of a four-kilometre-long and 
> 75-metre-wide runway, as well as taxiway, apron and car parking. The 
> other package provides for the construction of the passenger terminal 
> building, concourse and Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, as well as 
> the provision of boarding bridges, baggage handling and security 
> systems and fire-fighting facilities.
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> Built to Code F design standards of the International Civil Aviation 
> Organisation (ICAO), the airport will be suitable for some of the 
> largest aircraft in operation today, including the Airbus Superjumbo 
> A380. Authorities are also pursuing development of another airport 
> project at Duqm on the southeastern edge of the Sultanate. The 
> greenfield facility will be constructed in three phases. In the first 
> phase of the project, also known as Package 1, the selected contractor 
> will develop access facilities and build utilities that serve the 
> airport during the operational phase. Package 2 covers the 
> construction of the runways, while the terminal and associated 
> facilities will be built in Package 3.
>
> The new airport is expected to spur Duqm’s development into a 
> world-scale industrial, petrochemical and commercial hub with a major 
> Port and Dry Dock project at its centre. When operational in the year 
> 2012, Duqm International Airport is also expected to handle some of 
> the largest aircraft in service today, as well as a range of heavy 
> lift aircraft.
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