An additional sum of $2.5 billion has been proposed for the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA) Expansion Project, Minister of Finance Ashni Singh yesterday announced.
During his 2021 national budget presentation, Singh said the sum will be spent on the procurement of two additional passenger boarding bridges to accommodate large transatlantic aircraft, bringing the total to six boarding bridges at the airport. It will also be used to fund the rehabilitation of the airline and airport administration offices, and the outfitting of the commercial complex of the airport.
In December, the PPP/C government and the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) announced that they had reached an agreement on the CJIA expansion project, which is estimated to cost US$9 million, for additional works. In the agreement, it was disclosed that CHEC will stand the cost of the additional works.
