10 Unknown Facts about Jeddah’s new Airport

1. One of the largest airports in the world: The authority of civil aviation intended to build a new airport due to increasing number of air traffic and connecting flights to major parts of the world from Saudi Arabia situated between Makkah and Jeddah because of its strategic location.

2. The King Abdul Aziz international airport is one of the largest hubs in the world as it’s covering an area of about 670,000 square meters’ equivalent to 7,000 football pitches. It will be country’s busiest airport.

3. The airport with world-class facilities connects west and east. Several tourism companies also want to invest in the new project by opening small cafes and restaurants.

The Saudi staff is required here. This airport has created employment for thousands of Saudis. This remarkable project has inspired many companies in travel and tourism sector.

4. Construction in three phases:  The airport is established in three phases. The first phase is supposed to be done by 2016 which has a capacity to accommodate 30 million passengers per annum; the capacity has increased to 45 million in the second phase and reached up to 80 million in the final phase. The total cost of the first phase is 27 billion SAR.

The new expansion will handle the airport’s capacity for 80 million passengers per annum by 2020. The airport received its first flight on 29th of May 2018.

5. Facilities at the Airport: The airport has hotels, 46 contact gates, 94 boarding bridges, including double-deck A380 access, 200 check-in counters along with 80 self-service counters, restaurants, a mosque to accommodate 3,000 worshippers, cafes, duty free shops as shopping is a day and night activity which gives travelers a flavor of cultural uniqueness of Saudi Arabia.

It is one of the luxurious airports designed aesthetically that attract the attention of passengers.

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