DUSHANBE, October 25, 2010, Asia-Plus — Construction of an international terminal at the Dushanbe airport has not yet been resumed, Aziz Ibrohimov, the director general of Dushanbe International Airport, told reporters in Dushanbe on October 25.
According to him, the construction work has been suspended because of difference of construction standards of Tajikistan and France. The construction work was suspended at the beginning of this year.
“Negotiations with the French side are going on and most likely, the construction work will be resumed in the near future,” Ibrohimov said, noting that the terminal is scheduled to be finished by the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence (September 9, 2011).
“French companies are building the terminal and its overall space will be 11,000 square meters,” said the director general, “The terminal will be able to receive more than 5,000 passengers per hour.”
We will recall that the project for construction of an international terminal at the Dushanbe airport is being implemented under financial support of France. France has provided Tajikistan a long-term, low interest 20 million euro loan to fund the 27 million euro construction of the new terminal at the Dushanbe airport. Specialists say the project will bring the Dushanbe airport up to international air traffic standards.
