Jeddah airport expansion work on target
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More than 69% of the new King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) expansion project has been completed, announced Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, president of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). The new facility will start operations by early 2016, said Prince Fahd.
“This is in line with GACA’s 2020 strategy, which seeks to develop the Kingdom’s 27 domestic, regional and international airports,” as quoted in Arab News.
The strategy aims to raise the capacity of Saudi Arabia’s airports to more than 100 million travelers by 2020. “GACA aims to expand the role of local and foreign companies in several projects, while enhancing safety and security standards,” he said.
“Our plans will meet the market needs for air traffic services in the Kingdom until 2040.” KAIA is not the only airport that is undergoing drastic changes. The first phase of King Khaled International Airport expansion project is likely to be completed by 2017.
After the expansion, it can accommodate 35 million passengers annually in its first phase and 47 million in the second phase. The capacity of Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah will rise to four million a year when the first phase of the expansion scheme ends by early 2015. Its capacity will reach eight million to 12 million in the second phase.
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