This week, a contract was signed for the Maldives Hanimaadhoo International Airport Development Project between the Government of the Maldives and JMC Projects (India).

It is the Maldives' first major infrastructure project to be implemented outside the Greater Male region and will be funded from the $800 million concessional line of credit provided to the Maldives by India. The total contract value is approximately $136 million.

The scope of the project includes a major infrastructure and operational upgrade on the airside, landside and building infrastructure to accommodate the growth of traffic to the Maldives in general and the northern region of the Maldives in particular. The project includes the construction of a new 2.46 km runway and a terminal with a capacity of 1.3 million passengers per year. There will also be facilities to further expand international flights.