Extension et rénovation de l’aéroport international d’Ivato by Hôtel★★★ RESTAURANT gourmand COCO LODGE MAJUNGA
The laying of the cornerstone of the work of extension and renovation of the Ivato international airport, and the signature of the concession contract, for a period of 28 years, airports Ivato and Nosy Be Fascène, took place this Thursday 9 July.
A double ceremony presided over by the head of the malagasy State, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, and which is the consecration of the Public private partnership, through the realization of a project of great scale.
Launching ceremony of the works for the expansion of the International Airport of Ivato
The malagasy State and the airport of Paris Management consortium, Bouygues Batiment International, Colas Madagascar, and Meridian Africa, have conducted lengthy negotiations, that led to this Public private partnership, a solution that meets the expectations of all those who wish to a development that favours quality, innovation, and the requirement. The four partners in the consortium have successful experiences in 3 p in the airport field and that of transport infrastructure.
Symbolic laying of the first stone
The commissioning of the Ivato airport dates back to the early 1960, the time has come to engage resolutely in its extension and its modernization, responding to international standards, and IATA standards. The new airport will have an area of 20 000 m², doubling the current infrastructures. The work of extension contain three parts, including the construction of a new international terminal, with an architecture that will have the appearance of the ravinala, the traveller's tree. It will have an initial capacity of home of more than 1,5 million passengers, per year. The terminal will be equipped with 4 gateways to planes, and a tarmac capable of accommodating four jumbo jets the most recent. For its part, the current terminal will be completely renovated, and will be used for national traffic, and finally there will be the renovation of the runway, and upgrading the regulatory. The cost of the work amounted to 120 EUR million. The consortium will also invest to develop and modernise airport Fascène, at Nosy Be.
The Public private partnership continues its flight, and the extension of the Ivato international airport is a symbol very, so much for the history of civil aviation industry, that compared to its role as leverage and showcase of the development of Madagascar.
The President of the Republic, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, has underlined that Ivato, while being a hub from the Indian Ocean region, will be the focal point of the aviation industry civil malagasy. The renovation of this national heritage, as well as the development of connectivity, both the internal, on the international level, are the commitments of the head of State. Launching an appeal for the union of all in building a modern nation, in healing and how Fihavanana works, Hery Rajaonarimampianina stressed that it is in the pooling of our efforts that we will fight the enemies of progress. Referring to the problem of the time within the national company, the President of the Republic said that it need give us hand to offer the best services to users who should not be penalized for causes of internal distortions. He appealed for dialogue and consultation. Similarly, He invited national and international investors to develop this kind of partnership with the State, Stressing that from next year, on the occasion of the COMESA and the Francophonie Summits, We will see the fruits of this great project.
by Hôtel★★★ RESTAURANT gourmand COCO LODGE MAJUNGA
