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King Mswati-III International Airport, originally named Sikhuphe International Airport, is an airport in Swaziland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-08-15 )〕 It is planned to replace Matsapha Airport, which serves largely as a charter airport for small regional carriers such as SA Airlink.〔 It is planned to handle up to 300,000 passengers per year. ==Construction== Construction began in 2003 on this $150m project. The Taiwanese government contributed USD 22m to the project.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Airport Development News )〕 It is part of King Mswati III's $1bn millennium project investment initiative to enhance Swaziland's position as a tourist destination, serving as a tourism gateway to Swaziland's game parks, Victoria Falls, Maputo, the Kruger National Park and KwaZulu-Natal game reserves.〔 However, it has been on the drawing board since 1980, and since then Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport has opened and Maputo and Durban airports have been upgraded. There are also environmental concerns since Sikhupe is near Hlane game park, and may put rare species of eagles and vultures at risk. King Mswati-III International Airport was planned to replace Matsapha airport by 2010, with the latter being taken over by the army.〔 King Mswati-III International Airport was inaugurated on 7 March 2014, despite the fact that it did not yet have a license to operate from the International Air Transport Association.〔 As of July 2014, no airline has used the airport, and King Mswati III himself has even avoided it in favor of the existing Matsapha Airport. There have been reports that the new airport does not yet have hangars or enough office space to accommodate any airline operators. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Mswati III International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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