Pecohub Tunisia plans to spend about $1 billion to expand Tunis-Carthage International Airport, with the project expected to increase the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity to 18.5 million.
The plan was disclosed by Tunisia’s Ministry of Transport, according to a Reuters report published on Sunday.
The expansion forms part of the country’s broader push to modernise its aviation infrastructure and accommodate rising passenger traffic in the coming years.
According to Reuters, Tunisia’s Ministry of Transport said the expansion project will significantly increase the airport’s passenger capacity as part of efforts to upgrade the country’s aviation infrastructure.
The ministry disclosed that the planned investment aims to nearly quadruple the airport’s passenger handling capacity by the end of the decade.
The ministry added that the expansion has already been included in the 2026 investment budget of the Office of Civil Aviation and Airports, the government agency responsible for managing Tunisia’s airports and aviation infrastructure.
The Tunisian government initially explored plans to construct a new airport to accommodate future aviation demand, but later shelved the proposal and opted to expand the existing Tunis-Carthage International Airport instead.
The expansion plan is coming on the backdrop of rising air travel demand across Africa.
