Kuwait Airport's New T2 Terminal's First Phase Has Been Completed To 72 Percent

Kuwait International Airport's first phase of the new passenger terminal building project (T2) is 72.64 percent complete, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced Sunday.

In a statement to Kuwait News Agency, Acting Director General for Civil Aviation Saad Al-Otaibi stated that the second phase of the new system had also reached 68,1 percent.

Through the relevant government entities, he assured the continuation of airport development projects and the modernization of the country's air transport infrastructure.

The government considers the new passenger terminal to be one of the most important development projects. Additionally, it receives direct follow-up by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. In the presence of relevant government officials, the Minister of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy and Acting Public Works Minister Dr. Jassim Al-Ustad held a meeting to discuss the requirements to accelerate the project's progress.

According to him, representatives from the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Electricity and Water, the Kuwait Fire Force, the Kuwait Municipality, the Public Authority of Manpower, the Public Authority of Civil Aviation, and the Government Performance Follow-up Agency attended the meeting.

Public Works and other government agencies collaborated and cooperated to overcome obstacles and challenges during the project, which he praised.

In the airport development project, there are three phases, the first one containing the passenger terminal, the central station, and the connection to the service tunnels. The second phase involves car parks, service buildings, and roads leading to the new passenger terminal (T2). In the third phase, aircraft parking and taxiways are included.

It will carry 25 million passengers annually, have 30 fixed bridges to accommodate 51 planes at once, and 5,000 parking spaces, as well as a modern hotel located in the transit area. The project will provide 15 thousand job opportunities for Kuwaiti youth.

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