Several international firms competing for $1.5 bln Casablanca Airport expansion

A total of 28 international firms are bidding for the $1.5 billion Casablanca Airport expansion,according to Moroccan press reports.

The list of the bidders includes 4 Moroccan companies,14 Chinese firms,5 Turkish companies,and 1 company each from Spain,Egypt,India,Greece,and Switzerland.

In preparation for the 2030 World football Cup which the North African country is co-hosting alongside Spain and Portugal,Morocco has launched an international tender for the construction of a new terminal at its largest airport in Casablanca

The new terminal,to be built over 450,000 m²,will be capable of handling 20 million passengers annually. The project features a new 3,700-meter parallel runway,associated taxiways & airside infrastructure,a 42-meter-high air traffic control tower,an expanded aircraft parking stands and a hotel.

The new terminal will be integrated with the national high-speed rail network connecting Kenitra to Marrakech. With the expansion,Casablanca International airport will be able to handle 35 million passengers by 2029,up from 10.5 million currently.

This project is part of Morocco’s drive to double the country’s overall airport capacity to 78 million to meet anticipated air traffic by 2030,the date of the World football Cup.