Senegal’s new international airport will open its doors on December 7, to ease congestion in the capital, Dakar, where the West African nation’s biggest airport is based. The opening comes after a decade of development and delays.
Blaise Diagne International(AIBD), the $575-million megaproject, is based in rural Diass, around 40km east of Dakar, where the current flagship airport Leopold Sedar Senghor International is. AIBD will have initial capacity for three million passengers per year, rising to 10 million per year, making it one of the highest-capacity airports in Africa.
The airport will take over services from Léopold Sédar Senghor International in Dakar, which will cease operations.
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