QATAR - FIFA World Cup 2022

[Waqif_2012]

Originally Posted by bolg

So what are these safety reviews the airport has to go through before opening and why wasn't the soft opening postponed earlier?

Civil Defense Department will going review the airport if it is meet safety and security requirements in Qatar, The new Airport ready for opening after the formal proceedings with capacity of 28 million passengers by 2013 and 50 million passengers by 2015.

[OnceBittenTwiceShy]

Originally Posted by gavstar00

Can a mod do the entire SSC community a favour and lock this thread until such time that the blind Qatari patriotism/propaganda subsides and there can actually be sensible debate about the awarding of the tournament, the legitimate questions being asked and any updates pertaining to the bid (construction etc.).

At the moment it's just utter shit on here

It conjures up visions of Belgians, justifying having been awarded the organisation of The Formula I Camel Championships with sixteen race tracks being laid out within walking distance in Brussels.

It's fascinating and symptomatic how the clueless wafiq_boy is narrowing objections and legitimate questioning down to xenophobia.

Qatari don't love their football. Attendances at domestic league games are below zero, barring the odd exception. I'm sure the wafiq_boy will come up with images of airports to prove otherwise. During a regular league match in Qatar, one can hear a toilet being flushed by a ballboy, such are the acoustics in their empty grounds.

[Kenny]

I'm going to close this temporarily, but the ultimate decision to keep it open or closed will be up to the local staff.