New £4.5billion ‘mega-airport' to be one of the world's biggest – with 60million passengers and flights to the UK
Bishoftu International Airport will welcome as many as 60million passengers a year.
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A new airport in Africa is set to take on some of the world's biggest
Credit: Ethopian Airlines
Located in Ethiopia, it is being backed by both the country's flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines and the African Development Bank (AfDB).
It will be built in Bishoftu, which is around 28 miles from the capital Addis Ababa.
Plans were first announced for the airport back in 2018.
However, the design contract has now been awarded to Sidara, a Dubai-based engineering firm.
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The mega airport will have four runways, with space for up to 270 aircraft.
While yet to be confirmed, it is likely to have more long-haul flights, with current routes to Ethiopia operating from
London
Heathrow.
Flights currently take just under eight hours, and are around £600 return.
The airport is expected to cost £4.5billion and open by 2029.
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Initially capacity will be 17million, although this will jump to 60million by 2040.
It will
Incredible 'airport of the future' revealed - with no queues or long waits
Not only that but it will take on some of the world's biggest airports such as Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson and Beijing's Daxing.
Mesfin Tasew, Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines Group. said: "It is a five-year project [that] will be finalised in 2029.
"It will be the biggest in Africa. Phase one alone will cost at least $6 billion."
It will also boost the capacity of Ethiopian Airlines, who hopes to fly 20million passengers in the
next
year.
It also isn't the only huge airport hoping to break records that is set to open.
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Dubai
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Set to cost £25billion, as many as 65million will be welcomed by 2060.
Here are a few other
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It hopes to open by 2029
Credit: Ethopian Airlines
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