Sierra Leone: Parliament ratifies Lungi Freetown Airport expansion project
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Lungi Freetown Airport expansion project now has consent from the Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone after the legislative branch of the government of the West African country approved the Build-Operate-Transfer Agreement for the Construction, Financing, and Concession of the project.
The agreement was signed with Summa Airports (SL) Limited, a subsidiary of Summa, which is a Russian independent group of companies with holdings in port logistics, engineering, construction, telecommunications, and oil and gas sectors.
Scope of the project
The project, whose foundation stone was laid mid last month by President Julius Maada Bio, will according to the Deputy Minister of Transport and Aviation, Sadiq Sillah focus mainly on the construction of a new passenger terminal that will cater for three million passengers upon completion, the construction of a VIP/presidential lounge as well as the taxiway and a new airport traffic terminal.