President Aliyev opens new runway at Baku airport
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev opened a new runway at the international airport of Baku last Friday.
President Aliyev examined reconstruction work at the existing passenger terminal and construction of the new terminal at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
Aliyev viewed a stand featuring a general plan of the airport`s reconstruction, the new runway and a ramp.
Head of the state airline AzAL Jahangir Asgarov informed the president that the new runway is 4,000 meters long and 75 meters wide, and occupies an area of 325,500 square meters.
The new terminal is expected to receive 3 million passengers a year. The four-storey complex with a total area of 58,000 square meters is expected to serve international flights, while the existing one will handle domestic flights.
President Aliyev was told that the aim of the project is to improve services related to passenger and cargo transportation and bring the security of flights into compliance with international standards.
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