Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ahmet Arslan, XiaNx denominated 575 million euros in the total investment value opened in Senegal, 25 will operate the Turks throughout the year by specifying, Senegal and 42 thousand square meters of this area, according to the scale of this terminal will serve a total of 10 million passengers in the terminal He said this airport is very important.
Arslan met with Turkish press members before the opening ceremony of the Baise Diagne Airport, which was completed by the Limak and Summa partnership in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
Arslan noted that this airport, which will serve 42 million passengers in total in this terminal, which has a closed area of 10 thousand square meters according to the scale in Senegal and this geography, said, “The Turks will operate this place for 25 years and the Turkish flag will fly for 25 years. We have gone beyond flag flying, now military going places and hanging flags. It is very important to fly a flag economically. This is an indication that economic growth can also spread to other geographies. " he spoke.
Arslan continued by saying that before the airport, Summa, the partner of Limak Group, built a congress center with a capacity of 500 people, followed by the hotel investment:
“The opened hotel has already been planned as an area where businessmen can come and stay. There will be many business centers around the hotel that Senagal thinks. This hotel will be a place for business contacts. Railway connection will be made to the new airport. Turks will do this too. There are also port projects and Turks are interested in it.
We also explained the capabilities of our country in this field. Turkish companies can easily take part in this business. There are two port projects, two ports will be built, one for an enlargement and the other for a cruise port. They are still in the project phase, they have not been put out to tender yet. When the tender is launched, we think that the Turks will do this job successfully. "
Turks built the airport that could not be done in 8 years in Senegal in 8 months
Capital airport in Dakar, landing, Senegal President Macky Sall, Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gambia President Adama Barrow, Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario Transport with Vaz, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan, Turkey's Dakar Ambassador Nilgun Erdem Bee Representatives of Turkish companies and many guests attended.
The new airport, which could not be completed in Dakar since 2008, but completed in 8 months by Turkish companies Summa and Limak, is also the first airport in Senegal to be operational after independence.
It is estimated that the new airport with a capacity of 40 million passengers, built 3 kilometers from the city within the scope of Dakar's new urbanization project, will be the transit point that will connect Africa to Europe.
Hajj terminal, presidential pavilion, taxiway, control tower, fire building and 50 thousand ton capacity cargo terminal are also included in the project.
Designed for runway, taxi and apron design and landing of A380 aircrafts, the airport was designed with the infrastructure that the world's largest airplanes could climb up and down.
The airport has 9 boarding gates, 2 VIP lounges, 4 of which are owned by airline companies, and Duty Free areas.
Turkish companies became the partner of the 730 annual operation of the airport, which cost about 25 million dollars.
8 has been waiting for years, 8 completed a month
Senegal President Sall liked the congress center Summa built in Equatorial Guinea in 2013 and said that he wanted Dakar from the same congress center and gave 1 year to complete the project.
However, when the company completed its convention center in 11 months, it attracted great attention across Africa. The completion of the congress center, which also held the 2014 Francophone Summit, had a great impact in Africa.
Summa, which continues its activities in the country, was offered to complete the construction of Blaise Diagne Airport, which could not be completed since 2016, by a Saudi Arabian company in 2008.
Summa, who accepted the proposal in cooperation with Limak, took over the project in April 2016 and started the construction in September 2016.
The new airport, which has not been completed in Dakar since 2008, but has been completed by Turkish companies Summa and Limak in 8 months, is also the first airport in Senegal to operate after independence.
It is estimated that the new airport with a capacity of 40 million passengers, built 3 kilometers from the city within the scope of Dakar's new urbanization project, will be the transit point that will connect Africa to Europe.
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