President Solih to travel to Addu City to inaugurate Gan airport project

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is scheduled to travel to Addu City on Saturday on an official visit.

Sun has learned that the president is undertaking this trip to inaugurate physical works on upgrading Gan International Airport.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday afternoon, the President’s Office’s Spokesperson Miuvaan Mohamed said President Solih will inspect some of the major and important projects underway at Addu City. He also said the president will inaugurate physical works on some new projects.

Indian construction company Renaatus was contracted to upgrade Gan International Airport on March 5^th.

The project is being financed with a USD 17 million (MVR 272.2 million) loan from India’s EXIM Bank.

The Gan International Airport in Addu is set to be developed with a passenger terminal and facilities to serve 1.5 million passengers annually.

The facilities that will be developed under the project includes duty free shops, restaurants, lounges, a new control tower, fire station, cargo and cold storage facilities, as well as roads and parking areas.

The Gan International Airport has been described by the Economic Ministry as the main gate to southern Maldives, making the modernization and upgrade of the airport’s capacity and services crucial to the development of the region.