Ulaanbaatar
Buyant-Ukhaa to be used as backup airport and business hub
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. With the opening of the Chinggis Khaan
International Airport in the Khushig Valley, the Cabinet has decided to use
the Buyant-Ukhaa Airport for civil aviation. Specifically, the airport will be used as a
backup facility, reports Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia. The
annual cost is estimated to be MNT 9.8 billion.
“The
cost can be recouped by putting the airport into economic circulation, and turning
it into a business hub. We have received to cooperation proposals from numerous
organizations which operate in the field of training, business, banking and finance.
We plan to cooperate with international financial institutions as part of our
'Attractive Airport' policy,” said Chief of
Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia (MCAA) S.Munkhnasan during the meeting
with the staff of the Aviation Information Service and the Buyant-Ukhaa
Airport.
