After terminal 1A, rest of JKIA to get facelift from March
- 5 years ago
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) says the remodelling of Terminal 1B, C and Terminal 1D at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is expected to kick off in March next year.
KAA acting Managing Director Yatich Kangugo says the authority has already started seeking for a design consultant which will be followed by securing a contractor.
Kangugo says the renovation is not only seeking to add modern facilities into the Terminals, but also expand it to handle more passengers.
“The remodelling process actually has begun. As we speak we are procuring the services of a consultant to do detailed design. We expect that to take between six to nine months,” Kangugo said, “then there after we start the process of procuring a contractor. So we are seeing by March next year, we should be doing the remodelling.”
After the completion of the remodelling, JKIA is expected to handle at least 12 million passengers from the current 7.5million annually.
The financing of the project is expected approximately Sh16 billion and which largely being funded by the World Bank.
KAA acting Managing Director Yatich Kangugo says the authority has already started seeking for a design consultant which will be followed by securing a contractor.
Kangugo says the renovation is not only seeking to add modern facilities into the Terminals, but also expand it to handle more passengers.
“The remodelling process actually has begun. As we speak we are procuring the services of a consultant to do detailed design. We expect that to take between six to nine months,” Kangugo said, “then there after we start the process of procuring a contractor. So we are seeing by March next year, we should be doing the remodelling.”
After the completion of the remodelling, JKIA is expected to handle at least 12 million passengers from the current 7.5million annually.
The financing of the project is expected approximately Sh16 billion and which largely being funded by the World Bank.