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Sep 4, 2006 (newstodate): Sochi Adler Airport is to be privatised, and the winner of the tender will be announced by the end of this month.
The succesful bidder will have to invest some USD78 mio in expanding the airport's passenger terminal to accomodate up to four mio annual passengers against currently one mio.
In another tender, also to be closed by the end of this month, winning parties will be announced for implementation of a runway upgrade, new airfield lighting equipment and cargo handling equipment, in total budgeted at USD120 mio.
The new airport concept, Sochi 2014, has been formulated to support the city's bid for hosting the 2014 Winter OL games.
The succesful bidder will have to invest some USD78 mio in expanding the airport's passenger terminal to accomodate up to four mio annual passengers against currently one mio.
In another tender, also to be closed by the end of this month, winning parties will be announced for implementation of a runway upgrade, new airfield lighting equipment and cargo handling equipment, in total budgeted at USD120 mio.
The new airport concept, Sochi 2014, has been formulated to support the city's bid for hosting the 2014 Winter OL games.