tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356393.post6370244030390756394..comments2024-03-26T13:19:30.527+04:00Comments on Sleepless In Muscat: Sultanate to spend US $40 billion to build 5 airportsSleepless In Muscathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962503739046426605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356393.post-10003694602142955132007-05-14T18:40:00.000+04:002007-05-14T18:40:00.000+04:00I think you misread the report because it was so b...I think you misread the report because it was so badly written and the headline made it sound like it was entirely about airports. The $40 billion is the entire development expenditure budget in the new 5 year development plan. It includes 5 airports, plus ports, dry docks and every single infrastructural project the country is planning to spend money during the period such as roads, waste water projects, electrical generation projects, etc. The new Seeb airport is definitely going to be the largest project among them since it might end up costing a couple billion, but that's not known yet since the tender isn't out for bidding yet.<BR/><BR/>Here's what the paragraph says in the article you linked to:<BR/><BR/>واضاف معاليه ان السلطنة ومن خلال خطتها الخمسية السابعة للتنمية 2006/2010 تنوي استثمار 40 مليار دولار في مشروعات تنموية تشمل بناء خمس مطارات في السلطنة وموانئ صناعية وحوض جاف بالاضافة الى خدمات البنية الاساساية في مجالات الطرق والنقل والكهرباء والمياه والتعليم والصرف الصحي.muscatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955758251080080159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356393.post-80779800224058209882007-05-14T17:19:00.000+04:002007-05-14T17:19:00.000+04:00RD:Exactly, man. They haven't even started work on...RD:<BR/><BR/>Exactly, man. They haven't even started work on expanding the current airports and they are already committed to this decision.<BR/><BR/>S&D: <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry; but that's an ill-comparison, in my opinion. Because Dubai is just one city. We're talking about an entire country here.Sleepless In Muscathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962503739046426605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356393.post-5822630925545956132007-05-14T10:43:00.000+04:002007-05-14T10:43:00.000+04:005 airports? Geez. That's a helluva lot. Even Dubai...5 airports? Geez. That's a helluva lot. Even Dubai doesn't have or need that many!Sex and Dubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954615220548046191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356393.post-16382271502484210262007-05-14T02:52:00.000+04:002007-05-14T02:52:00.000+04:00Noooooo,,,Oman is forever gona be changed by this ...Noooooo,,,<BR/><BR/>Oman is forever gona be changed by this stupid decision,,,<BR/><BR/>upgrading the two airports we have is more than enogh to improve our tourists,,,Red Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458075329259626566noreply@blogger.com