Kathmandu, April 1 -- Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa is preparing to invite bids to build a new international terminal following concerns that the previously designed terminal, which is nearing completion, may not be large enough to accommodate forecasted passenger traffic growth.

Project officials said that tenders for the construction of a 35,000-square metre terminal-nearly as large as the terminal at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport-would be invited this week.

The proposed new building will have at least 15 parking bays and be fitted with aerobridges, said Sanjiv Gautam, director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. The originally planned 15,000-square metre terminal will be repurposed for ...