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Dubai port authority to run airport

    NAIROBI

    The government of Djibouti has signed a "management contract" with the Dubai Ports International Authority (DPIA) to run Djibouti's international airport.

    A senior official in the Djibouti transport ministry told IRIN the agreement comes within the framework of the government's policy of privatising public institutions.

    The DPIA is expected to improve the airport's services and infrastructure, and help in the airport's financial recovery through a "normalisation of its fees", he said.

    The agreement comes at a time when the airport is experiencing some difficulties, caused largely by a lack of business following the withdrawal or reduction of flights by big airline companies.

    Air France reduced the number of its flights to Djibouti last October from three per week to just one a week.

    The DPIA also took over the management of Djibouti's seaport in June 2000 for a 20-year period.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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