NEW DOHA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING AND CONCOURSES A-B-C (QATAR)
OASIS IN THE DESERT...
New Doha International Airport Passenger Terminal and Concourses A,B&C in Qatar
Commencement Date: March 15, 2006
Est. Completion Date: July 2011
The main terminal and two concourses will be built with a steel structure using 24,000 tons of structural steel. The total built-up area of 230,000 m² will be able to handle an influx of 12.5 million passengers annually. To better serve their needs, the massive terminal will include 43 passenger boarding bridges, seven check-in islands with 160 check-in counters (with CUTE workstations), plus 24 CUSS stations.
The innovative CUSS (Common Use Self-Service) system, involves using kiosks that are similar to ATM machines which allow passengers to get their own boarding passes by inserting a credit card or typing in a confirmation code. When a passenger does not need to check-in any luggage, this process bypasses the need for assistance from the airline staff and speeds up the entire check-in process, offering a higher degree of flexibility and efficiency to both airline operators and passengers alike.
Hi-tech security systems will be installed all over the complex, including 42 Security Screening stations. Travelers will enjoy swift and seamless connections throughout the facility thanks to the latest ambulatory system, comprised of 25 travelators 42 escalators and 63 elevators. Both departing and arriving passengers will move easily through immigration thanks to 28 outbound and 44 inbound immigration booths. Finally, the terminal will feature a commercial area with extensive retail, food and beverage service, as well as all kinds of modern amenities which today’s traveler depends upon. In short, the New Doha International Airport in Qatar, with its new terminal and concourses, will serve to open the gates of Qatar to the world.
In continuing the work at the New Doha International Airport in Qatar, TAV Construction’s contact was extended for the construction of Concourse C phase of the Project. Like the current contract for the ongoing work of building Main Terminal and Concourses A&B, this project is also a Sky Oryx Joint Venture, a cooperative endeavor between TAV Construction (Turkey) and Taisei (Japan).
The design, also that of the highly respected HOK Group, calls for a futuristic, state-of-the-art facility that blends in with and complements Concourses A&B. The total concourse area will be 116,000 m² and will expand the passenger handling capacity of the airport to an astonishing 24,000,000. The client, Overseas Bechtel Incorporated (OBI) issued a Notice to Proceed letter in May of 2007. Work began immediately and completion of the new concourse is expected within two years, by May of 2009.