KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevatorand escalator industry has won an order to supply 145 elevators andescalators for the new passenger terminal building at BahrainInternational Airport (BIA). The order is part of an extensivemodernization project aimed at creating one of the most modern andfuturistic airport buildings in the world.
Serving as a gateway for Bahrain to the rest of the world, BIA isexpected to handle 14 million passengers annually, an increase fromthe current nine million. The airport currently hosts over 40airlines and is home to the Kingdom's national carrier, Gulf Air.KONE will supply 85 elevators, 40 escalators, and 20 autowalksequipped with KONE E-Link monitoring.
"The economic development in Bahrain has remained robust with itstourism industry expected to grow steadily to almost 1 USD billionby 2020. We're extremely proud and excited to play a part inBahrain's tourism and public infrastructure development througheffective people flow solutions," said Pierre Liautaud, ExecutiveVice President for KONE South Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The BIA modernization program is expected to be complete by thesecond quarter of 2020. The main developer is the Ministry ofTransportation & Telecommunications of the Kingdom ofBahrain.
The order was booked in the third quarter of2016.
Previous press releases are available atwww.kone.com/press including:
May 12, 2016: KONE to equip Middle East's biggest health campusin Adana, Turkey
April 27, 2016: KONE wins major order for Qatar's Doha Metroproject
For further information,please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358204 75 4330. media@kone.com
About KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As aglobal leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provideselevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well assolutions for maintenance and modernization to add value tobuildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effectivePeople Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient andreliable, in taller, smarter buildings. In 2015, KONE had annualnet sales of EUR 8.6 billion, and at the end of the year close to50,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NasdaqHelsinki Ltd. in Finland.
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