Aéroports de Paris hails the opening of Doha’s Hamad International Airport as ‘another major success’ for the group and especially for its wholly-owned subsidiary, ADP Ingénierie (ADPI).

 

ADPI was intrinsically involved in one of the world’s biggest airport projects alongside TAV Construction (49%-owned by Aéroports de Paris), who were in charge of a large part of the construction.

 

According to Guillaume Sauvé, Chairman and CEO of ADP Ingénierie: “The new Doha airport is three times bigger than the old one and has capacity to handle 30m passengers. This could eventually increase to 50m passengers a year in its final build out.

 

“On this site, the teams of ADP Ingénierie have done a remarkable job and demonstrate the extent of their expertise in design building some of which are unique.”

 

 

‘WORLD-CLASS SHOPPING’

As reported, Qatar Duty Free (QDF) began trading at Hamad International Airport in June, unveiling what it describes as a ‘world-class shopping proposition for passengers’.

 

As of 27 May all commercial passenger airlines – including national carrier Qatar Airways – with routes to Qatar now arrive and depart through Hamad International Airport.

 

The Passenger Terminal has been built with an internal area of 600,000sq m. In its opening configuration, the terminal has three concourses and 33 contact gates, increasing to five concourses and 65 contact gates, including eight for the A380 in the final build-out.

 

Turning to retail, Qatar Duty Free says it will offer designer labels, high street fashions, electronics, gourmet foods as well as bespoke QDF concepts and an array of boutiques from international brands. QDF believes that the retail proposition at HIA has pushed the boundaries of innovation, ‘redefining travel shopping’.

 

ADP Ingénierie (ADPI) has been in Qatar since 2004. It was entrusted with the studies, master plan and architectural design of around forty buildings (control tower, cargo terminal, aircraft maintenance centre, Emiri Terminal, control and training center for Qatar Aviation Authority, administrative buildings, etc.): i.e. the equivalent of a total surface area greater than 400,000sq m.

 

ADPI also assisted Bechtel Group during the site supervision bid phases and contributed to completely reorganising Qatar’s air space, which handles almost 360,000 aircraft movements per year.