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New Ulaanbaatar International Airport Set to Open in Mongolia

TOKYO, Jul 2, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA), Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (JAT), and JALUX Inc. (JALUX) are pleased to announce that the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (Official name: Chinggis Khaan International Airport) will be officially opened to the public on July 4, 2021. The new airport will be operated by the partners? joint venture with the Mongolian government that was established in 2019. Under the terms of its concession agreement with the government, New Ulaanbaatar International Airport LLC (NUBIA) will be in charge of airport operations for the next 15 years. (Project Overview) Location: Tuv Province, Mongolia (about 50 km southwest of Ulaanbaatar City The new airport was originally scheduled to commence operations in 2020, but the opening was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All assets have now been safely transferred from the old airport (Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport), thereby readying the new airport for flights and passenger traffic. Although the pandemic has significantly reduced air travel in Mongolia, demand for flights is expected to increase over...