Ulaanbaatar
Assessment on Chinggis Khaan International Airport Expansion Ongoing
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Ulaanbaatar, July 3, 2024 /MONTSAME/. Nippon Koei, Japan’s international engineering consulting firm is conducting an assessment on expanding the Chinggis Khaan airport, and increasing its capacity.
In January 2024, Minister of Road and Transport
Development S. Byambatsogt received Kitanaka Takefumi, CEO of "New
Ulaanbaatar International Airport" LLC, and exchanged views on increasing
the capacity of Chinggis Khaan International Airport. As an outcome
of the meeting, measures for speeding up passenger and luggage flow and
eliminating delays and waiting are ongoing in stages at the Chinggis Khaan
International Airport.
At a meeting held between representatives of the Ministry
of Road and Transport Development and the Japanese International Cooperation
Organization (JICA) on May 16, 2024, the parties agreed to conduct an
assessment on expanding the Chinggis Khaan International Airport, and
increasing its capacity. JICA contracted Nippon Koei, Japan’s international
engineering consulting firm to conduct the assessment starting from June 12,
2024, until January 31, 2025.
Representatives of JICA, and “Nippon Koei” company have
introduced the initial report of the assessment to State Secretary of the
Ministry for Road and Transport Development of Mongolia Batbold Sandagdorj, and
Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia Munkhtuya and
exchanged views, reports the Ministry for Road and Transport Development of
Mongolia.
