{"id":47792,"date":"2021-11-11T09:51:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T06:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=33931"},"modified":"2021-11-15T13:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T09:08:01","slug":"this-new-desert-inspired-airport-coming-up-near-umluj-is-nothing-short-of-extraordinary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/pics\/this-new-desert-inspired-airport-coming-up-near-umluj-is-nothing-short-of-extraordinary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"This New Desert-Inspired Airport Coming Up Near Umluj Is Nothing Short Of Extraordinary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sea Project is one of the many giga tourism projects that Saudi Arabia is undertaking as it seeks to reduce dependency on oil. The archipelago to the northwest of Umluj is being developed into luxury resorts like those found in the Maldives With the expected influx of tourists, the authorities are building a dedicated airport for the place. The renderings of the Red Sea Airport have resurfaced online and it\u2019s nothing short of extraordinary.<\/p>\n<h2>Architecture firm Forster + Partners that\u2019s designing the airport claims it to be inspired by the&#8221;colours and textures of the desert landscape&#8221;.<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33933 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/11094348\/construction-begins-foster-partners-red-sea-international-airport-saudi-arabia_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x479-1-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Through local and international flights, the new airport is estimated to serve about a million passengers each year.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33935 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/11094353\/construction-begins-foster-partners-red-sea-international-airport-saudi-arabia_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x533-1-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The airport is massive measuring\u00a0a sizeable 28 square km. That\u2019s the size of about 3,920 football fields!<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33937 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/11094402\/construction-begins-foster-partners-red-sea-international-airport-saudi-arabia_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x473-1-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"473\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>With sustainability being a need of the hour, the airport will run entirely on renewables.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33938 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/11094406\/construction-begins-foster-partners-red-sea-international-airport-saudi-arabia_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x479-1-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>It even has an oasis inside. WOW!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33936 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/11094358\/construction-begins-foster-partners-red-sea-international-airport-saudi-arabia_dezeen_2364_col_4-852x479-1-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Red Sea Project is one of the many giga tourism projects that Saudi Arabia is undertaking as it seeks to reduce dependency on oil. 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