Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Atias and Minister of Transport Israel Katz yesterday decided to work together to vacate Sde Dov Airport in north Tel Aviv. A joint team will submit a proposal to the cabinet within three months.
The vacated site will be available for the construction of 12,000 apartments. The current asking price for a four-room apartment in the area is NIS 2.5-3 million.
Atias and Katz decided to set up an inter-ministerial team to plan the dismantle Sde Dov and find an alternative location for the airport. Ministry of Transport director general Yaakov Ganot will chair the committee. Committee members will include Israel Airports Authority director general Kobi Mor, Israel Civil Aviation Authority director general Giora Rom, Israel Land Administration director general Yaron Bibi, and representatives of the Ministry of Defense.
Katz said that vacating Sde Dov Airport was one of several problems needing a solution, including vacating the Herzliya Municipal Airport, finding a supplementary airport for Ben Gurion International Airport, and transferring commercial flights from Sde Dov to Ben Gurion Airport.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on February 8, 2010
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