Al-Jasser inspects travel movement and operational plans at King Abdulaziz International Airport

Today, His Excellency the Minister of Transport and Logistics and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Engineer Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, made an inspection visit to the facilities of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, accompanied by His Excellency the President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej, and the CEO of Airports Holding, Engineer Mohammed bin Abdullah. Al-Maghlouth, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jeddah Airports Company, Engineer Raed Al-Mudaheem, and the CEO of the Jeddah Airports Company, Engineer Mazen bin Muhammad Johar.
The inspection visit included reviewing the facilities and services of King Abdulaziz International Airport within its three halls, Terminal 1, the North Terminal, and the Hajj and Umrah hall complex.

His Excellency reviewed the smooth flow of movement of travelers and Umrah pilgrims, and the progress of work according to the approved operational plans for the Umrah season during the blessed month of Ramadan 1445 AH. To provide the best services that contribute to providing comfort and convenience to the guests of God, in effective partnership with more than 27 governmental, security and operational agencies.
His Excellency Al-Jasser’s visit began with an inspection of the group furniture area project in the Hajj and Umrah halls, then he inspected the air-conditioned lounges designated for travelers, which number 20 air-conditioned lounges that accommodate 6,000 passengers per hour.
Then His Excellency moved to the northern hall to view the sorting area project, which is located on an area of ​​1,430 square metres, where there is a waiting hall that can accommodate 522 passengers. He also listened to a comprehensive explanation of the mechanism of its operation during the seasons.
The visit included Hall (1), the sorting area project, with a total area exceeding 24,000 square metres, which contains a waiting hall that accommodates 1,800 passengers per hour, in addition to parking spaces that accommodate 83 buses. His Excellency also inspected the operations control and control center and facilities on the automated passenger transport area. And the halls for tourist visas and connecting flights.
After that, His Excellency visited the Media Monitoring and Forecasting Center of the Airports Holding Company in the Command and Control Building at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, which aims to monitor everything published on social media and media platforms about the aviation and airport system under the supervision and follow-up of specialized national cadres, with the aim of raising the efficiency of the communication aspects. system during peak seasons and improving the experience of travelers and guests of the Kingdom.
His Excellency the Minister of Transport and Logistics concluded his field tour with airport workers participating in the Ramadan iftar meal, directing the intensification of efforts to facilitate the movement of pilgrims, visitors and travelers, and to provide them with a rich travel experience according to the highest standards of quality and convenience. In the arrival and departure stages, in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince – may God protect them – to provide the best services to the guests of God, and to achieve the objectives of the National Strategy for Transport and Logistics and the programs of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. He praised the efforts of all workers in the airport sectors, and appreciated the amount of coordination. The high-quality and shared facility facilitates the smooth flow of travel and arrival, as passenger traffic witnesses rapid growth during the holy month of Ramadan from various parts of the world.
It is noteworthy that King Abdulaziz International Airport achieved high operational numbers, as the number of passengers from the beginning of the month of Shaaban until yesterday reached 5,420,419 million passengers (arriving and departing), while the number of flights for the same period reached 30,572 thousand flights, and the airport recorded the highest operational day on the 21st of last Shaaban with 157.8. A thousand travelers.