Phase II and III
The second phase of construction includes adding a further 16 contact gates and extending the terminal building to 416,000m². There will also be a suspended monorail system for transporting passengers throughout the terminals. An additional luxury hotel will be constructed to accommodate the additional passenger capacity of over 25 million a year who will pass through the airport. The third phase includes the addition of a further 40 contact gates, which would bring the final total to 80. The terminal building will extend to 416,000m² to accommodate the extra gates and therefore will be capable of handling the projected 50 million passengers, 320,000 aircraft movements and two million tons of cargo a year.
During opening day in April 1, 2013, a total of 10 contact gates will become fully operational, which includes parts of Phase I. The remainder 31 gates are scheduled to be operational towards the end of 2013, when all of Phase I, II, and parts of Phase III will be complete.
Final completion of all three phases is expected in 2015. When fully completed, New Doha International Airport will be able to service six A380-800 superjumbos simultaneously.
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