Summary Riyadh's upcoming airport aims to become a transportation and tourism mega-hub for the country and the wider region. Four strategic partners have been selected to design and develop the airport, which will feature six runways. Dubai is expanding Al Maktoum International Airport to maintain its status as a mega-hub in the Middle East.
Riyadh's King Salman International Airport Development Company has announced four new strategic partnerships, which will help the airport enter the next phase of its development and become a transportation and tourism mega-hub in Riyadh. This will cater to Saudi Arabia's development plans and boost the economy in the wider region. From new terminals and facilities at the airport to enhancing the usage of the airspace for better efficiency, the airport is set to be a benchmark for future airport developments worldwide.
Four partners One of the many companies funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is the King Salman International Airport Development Company (KSIADC), which is in charge of the development of King Salman International Airport (KSIA), which is set to be a one-stop-hub for tourism in the country. To help proceed into the next phase of the airport's development, the KSIADC has announced four strategic firms, known for their "World-Class Design and Engineering", as partners for this project: 1. Foster + Partners 2.
Jacobs 3. Mace 4. Nera Award-winning architecture firm Foster + Partners will be in charge of designi.