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Old Aug 5, 2013, 1:26 pm
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Originally Posted by skunker
The soccer/football World Cup is in 2022.
You are right of course. Football is in 2022, and ski already in 2036.
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Old Aug 5, 2013, 7:33 pm
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Originally Posted by henry999
Presumably it will be done in time for the World Cup ... but you never know.

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Old Aug 6, 2013, 11:38 pm
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Originally Posted by San Gottardo
You mean for the Football World Cup in 2020 or the Ski World Cup in 2038? The latter maybe, the former I doubt it. Let's not rush things.
Well there's an increasing chance the football world cup wont be happening at all
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Old Aug 18, 2013, 8:51 am
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In the second half of August 2013
Well we are now officially in the second half of August 2013. And still no new terminal ...
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Old Sep 5, 2013, 11:09 am
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I know...you got excited when this thread got back up but I don't have good news
Baker: the opening of the new Hamad International Airport early next year

And, if you want more info, follow this thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...304873&page=70

Bottom line...probably, by 2020, the new airport will be open
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Old Sep 5, 2013, 2:01 pm
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The most amazing miracles:

1. Creation of the universe.
2. Al Baker is still the boss of QR++

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Old Sep 5, 2013, 3:55 pm
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Originally Posted by RUN4FUN
The most amazing miracles:

1. Creation of the universe.
2. Al Baker is still the boss of QR++

To be fair the delay of NDIA has nothing to do with Al Baker.
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Old Sep 5, 2013, 11:40 pm
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Originally Posted by chongcao
To be fair the delay of NDIA has nothing to do with Al Baker.
Are you kidding me?!? He is leading the development of HIA!
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Old Sep 6, 2013, 2:01 am
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Originally Posted by jousis
I know...you got excited when this thread got back up but I don't have good news
Baker: the opening of the new Hamad International Airport early next year

And, if you want more info, follow this thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...304873&page=70

Bottom line...probably, by 2020, the new airport will be open
It amazes me that the airport was within one day of opening for the LCC’s and now it is delayed by 6-9 months?

If this was a public company Akbar would be lucky to be working as a bagge handler.
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Old Sep 6, 2013, 1:05 pm
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Originally Posted by jousis

Bottom line...probably, by 2020, the new airport will be open
Maybe there is some kind of a secret competion with BER we don't know. Who opens first lost.

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Old Sep 6, 2013, 2:59 pm
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Originally Posted by RUN4FUN
Are you kidding me?!? He is leading the development of HIA!
Leading the development does not mean he is responsible for the delay. Unless you have concrete evidence to show that Al Baker caused the delay or due to his negligence the delay occurred, IMHO to blame him on the delay of NDIA is unfair and unfounded.
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Old Sep 6, 2013, 3:56 pm
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Originally Posted by chongcao
Leading the development does not mean he is responsible for the delay. Unless you have concrete evidence to show that Al Baker caused the delay or due to his negligence the delay occurred, IMHO to blame him on the delay of NDIA is unfair and unfounded.
Yea, amazing philosopy.
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Old Sep 6, 2013, 5:56 pm
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Well if Al Baker is in charge of the new airport project if delays occur he's the one who has to respond and report. Too easy to blame the workman who just executed an order. To me it's like saying that in case a party badly loses the elections it's people's fault because they didn't vote for that party instead of the candidate's fault who didn't convince the people. If one wants to get major and strategical role then one has also to respond if something goes wrong.
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Old Sep 6, 2013, 6:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Fan2502
Maybe there is some kind of a secret competion with BER we don't know. Who opens first lost.

Al Baker said he wanted the airport to open on 12/12/12.

Note that he didn't mention which century.
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Old Sep 7, 2013, 4:33 am
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Originally Posted by chongcao
Leading the development does not mean he is responsible for the delay. Unless you have concrete evidence to show that Al Baker caused the delay or due to his negligence the delay occurred, IMHO to blame him on the delay of NDIA is unfair and unfounded.
I know it's trite to say that the CEO is ultimately responsible for his organization's results, but it's true. We all know that the new airport is a very complex effort with a lot of moving parts, but, still, it's inexplicable for a project to suddenly discover a six- to nine-month delay the day before it was supposed to be completed. That shows breathtakingly incompetent, negligent, and/or dishonest project management, which eventually has to reflect on top management.

It's hard to find the "blame the contractors at the eleventh hour and sue 'em " approach very credible.
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