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The development work of the project's first phase, Neom Bay, was planned to start in the first quarter of 2019 with completion by 2020. [ 58 ] [ needs update ] The developments were to include constructing the airport at Sharma, which would operate regular commercial flights between Riyadh and Neom. [ 59 ]
The plan was announced in 2021. Saudi Arabia has stated that it aims to complete a 5 km (3.1 mi) central segment by 2030, while completion of the full 170 km (110 mi) project has been pushed to 2045. [8] However, in 2024, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg both reported that the first phase will only be 1.5 miles.
Project Location Total area (km 2) Announcement date Expected completion Cost Website NEOM, [3] including The Line and Trojena: Tabuk: 26,500 2017-10-24 2030 (first phase) $500 billion Qiddiya [4] South-west of Riyadh: 360 2017-04-08 2030 $9.8 billion [5] Red Sea Global, [6] including The Red Sea Project and Amaala: Tabuk: 32,200 2017-07-31 ...
In January 2019, the airport received 130 Saudia passengers, who were employees in Neom; this was their first visit to the project. [4] The airport is located at Neom Bay, the first area to be constructed in the framework of the project. [5] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has classified the airport as a commercial hub. [6]
The Neom project is the centrepiece of Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman's bid to reform the Saudi economy, moving it away from its reliance on fossil fuels towards innovation and tourism.
Trojena (styled TROJENA; Arabic: تروجينا) is a mountain tourism destination under construction in Neom, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia.Trojena is one of the various announced regions of NEOM and will be located 50 km (31 mi) from the Gulf of Aqaba, covering a total area of 60 km 2 (23 sq mi) with an elevation ranging from 1,500–2,600 m (4,900–8,500 ft) above sea level.
Amid the construction of Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion giga-project known as The Line, reports of 21,000 foreign worker deaths since 2017 were unveiled. ... and Neom as a whole.” The Line is a ...
Roshn was officially launched by the Saudi Public Investment Fund on 19 August 2020 as one of its 5 megaprojects, which are: Neom, Red Sea Project, Qiddiya, and Diriyah Company. [ 4 ] On 24 August 2022, Roshn secured naming rights to the Saudi Pro League in a five-year deal worth $127 million.