Headlines Morocco

King Mohammed VI Spearheads Airports Modernization

Morocco is modernizing and expanding its airports to accommodate a growing air traffic and travelers as the North African country received in 2018 a record 12 million tourists, an 8 percent jump in one year. To meet mounting demands in this field and offer air passengers enjoyable travel experience, King Mohammed VI inaugurated on Tuesday […]

Africa International

Egyptian firm Wins $30 Mln Contract for Extension of Abidjan international airport

The Arab Contractors (AC), one of the leading construction companies in Egypt and the MENA region, has won a $30mln contract for the extension and modernization of the Abidjan International Airport cargo facilities. The project, funded by the Islamic Development Bank, will enable the Ivory Coast authorities to replace the old airport by a new […]

Headlines Libya

Libya to Build New Airport Terminals in Benghazi & Misrata

The Libyan authorities are planning to build new terminals in the airports of Benghazi & Misrata to meet rising passenger & trafic demand in these two cities, former rebel strongholds during the popular bloody uprising that led to the collapse of the autocratic regime of Moammar Gadhafi. These new terminals will be built by South […]

Algeria Headlines

Algeria to Build New Terminal at Houari Boumediene Airport

Algerian authorities are planning to build a new Terminal at the Houari Boumediene international airport in the Algerian capital to keep pace with soaring air traffic and passenger growth. Construction work is set to begin in 2014 and expected to be completed by 2018. This project to cost over $ 425 million will be carried […]

Africa International

Senegal: a false bomb alert to prevent wife from leaving

Jealousy is a feeling that can sometimes take you too far. A Senegalese national found no other way to prevent his wife from traveling abroad than call the carrier staff to tell them a bomb was on board the plane that was about to take off from Dakar airport. An anonymous caller told the ground […]