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Batelco unveils ‘wi-fi’ plan for Bahrain airport

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Batelco has plans to enable business people travelling through Bahrain International Airport to access their e-mail and Internet without having to plug in. The move will place Bahrain Airport at the forefront of communication technology and is expected to be a big hit with business travellers. The plan on the Batelco drawing board is based on Wireless LAN or wi-fi technology. It will provide special radio coverage of the entire airport to give laptop computers a connection to the Internet without a cable or phone socket in the same way that mobile phones pick up a radio signal.

posted 22^nd July 02

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Seven companies are expected to bid for the project management and consultancy (PMC) contract for the expansion of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. The contract is expected to be the largest for civil construction work in the kingdom in the next two years. The project completion is expected to be in 2005. The seven bidders are from companies from the US, UK and the Netherlands. The project will involve construction of two new passenger terminals for international and domestic flights alongside the existing south terminal. Other contract work involves the renovation of the airline’s station hall, movable docking pier with 32 passenger gangways and new car parks.

posted 22^nd July 02