{"id":2619,"date":"2017-11-19T04:38:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T04:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2017-11-19T04:38:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T04:38:54","slug":"senegals-new-575-million-airport-opens-in-dec-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/senegals-new-575-million-airport-opens-in-dec-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal&#8217;s new $575 million airport opens in Dec 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"metadata \">\n<div class=\"metadata__info js-byline-images\">\n<p class=\"update-time\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format owl-lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/171114180247-gettyimages-862501356-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"The entrance of Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) in Diass, around 40km from the Senegalese capital Dakar. &amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;The $575 million megaproject will be among the largest airports in Africa when it opens on December 7. \" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-side-of-rail pg-rail-tall__side\">\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__body\">\n<section id=\"body-text\" class=\"zn zn-body-text zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-multiple-containers zn-has-40-containers\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--storyhighlights\">\n<div class=\"el__storyhighlights_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"el__storyhighlights\">\n<p class=\"el__headline\">November 19, 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"el__headline\"><strong>Story highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"el__storyhighlights__list\">\n<li class=\"el__storyhighlights__item el__storyhighlights--normal\">Senegal&#8217;s largest airport opens in December 2017<\/li>\n<li class=\"el__storyhighlights__item el__storyhighlights--normal\">Decade-long construction process suffered several setbacks<\/li>\n<li class=\"el__storyhighlights__item el__storyhighlights--normal\">Airport is part of wide-ranging development program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic\">The largest airport in Senegal will open its doors on December 7, after more than a decade of development and delays.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">Blaise Diagne International (AIBD) will have initial capacity for three million passengers per year, rising to 10 million per year, making it one of the highest-capacity airports in Africa.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">Blaise Diagne will take over services from Senegal&#8217;s current flagship airport L\u00e9opold S\u00e9dar Senghor International in capital city Dakar, which will cease operations.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--tablet\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad ad--epic ad--desktop\">\n<div>\u00a0The $575 million megaproject is envisioned as the centerpiece of an ambitious new development program.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--twitter\">\n<div class=\"twembed el-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\"><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset NaturalImage \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfroVisualData\/status\/857929970244612096\/photo\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/C-f6wjTUQAEPKJK.jpg:large\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" width=\"567\" height=\"748\" 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The new airport also boasts a larger terminal and runways that can accommodate more passengers and flights.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;The AIBD airport is definitely a state-of-the-art infrastructure project,&#8221; says El Hadji Beye, a civil engineer specializing in West Africa. &#8220;The new facility&#8217;s increased size can accommodate larger planes like the Airbus A380 and will handle much more air traffic than before.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The AIBD development team <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aibd.sn\/?page_id=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expects<\/a> Blaise Diagne to become a primary hub of the West Africa region and a &#8220;preferred stopover point for air traffic in Africa, Europe and the Americas.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/171114174324-dakar-international-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Dakar's existing international airport has been affected by heavy traffic congestion. \" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\">Dakar&#8217;s existing international airport has been affected by heavy traffic congestion.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">\n<h3>Dakar dependency<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The new airport is also intended to diversify an economy that has become reliant on the capital.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Dakar accounts for half of Senegal&#8217;s urban population and around 55% of GDP, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/africacan\/cities-for-an-emerging-senegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Bank,<\/a> and it is growing fast.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;The idea is to see if we could drag economic activities out of Dakar,&#8221; says AIBD Deputy Director General El Hadji Ibrahima Man\u00e9, &#8220;New infrastructure is essential to this (ambition).&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Blaise Diagne is to be the centerpiece of an &#8220;airport city,&#8221; says Mane. 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