The Line will eventually build one of the largest airports in the world

Saudi Neom CEO Engineer Nazmi Al-Nasr revealed in an interview with Al-Arabiya that the project “The Line” launched by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday “will end with the construction of a of the largest airports in the world “.

Al-Nasr said that launching NEOM in 2017 was the dream of the city of the future, and we started the work which took place in several stages, the first of which was to transform the vision into strategies that coincide with more of 16 economic sectors for NEOM, which aspires to be an economic region with a strong economy. With targets until 2030.

He added that “NEOM’s strategies are clear and thoughtful, and in the first two years of its launch we have been working with international specialists and experts, preparing plans and strategies, and we have moved from Riyadh to NEOM, for the company, and all of its employees live in NEOM, to prepare logistics operations, and here we are today, we start the first job. ” In building the The Line project, which is the common denominator of everything we do at NEOM. “

He stressed that “The Line will be a revolution in the urban experience, and the urban planning in the future, for what the cities of the future will look like, which above all serve people, and it is the first step in the three-year job. “

Al-Nasr stressed that priority is given to local Saudi companies in NEOM partnerships, highlighting the signing of agreements with two local companies to build housing for workers and employees of NEOM projects.

He said “The Line” will be, as the Saudi Crown Prince described it, “a city of millions, and will end with the construction of one of the largest international airports, and around it. There will be tourist resorts in the mountains and on the 450 km long Red Sea coast, all of which are an integrated complement to The Line project, and between it and The other areas that will start planning this year will complement the vision. “

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“The Line” is the mega-project launched Sunday by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the region of Neom, a large smart city and a series of interconnected cognitive societies powered by artificial intelligence, without carbon emissions, noise and pollution, nor vehicles and streets, which stretch along 170 kilometers from the Neom coast on the Red Sea to the north-west of the Kingdom and crosses the mountains and the Neom desert to the east.

The line’s cognitive communities of over one million people around the world will provide a platform for innovation and successful businesses to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

The “The Line” project will provide a solid basis for building a knowledge economy that will embrace skills, scientific minds and skills from various fields in the service of humanity. The line will contribute to NEOM by adding 180 billion riyals to GDP by 2030, and it will also create 380,000 jobs by 2030.

The Line project is operated from 100% renewable energy, so responsibility for preserving the environment is an integral part of laws and regulations that promote sustainable practices at all levels.