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Κυριακή 30 Δεκεμβρίου 2012

Year-to-date Traffic at QAIA Surpasses 5.8 Million Passengers


Airport International Group (AIG), the Jordanian consortium responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of the Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA), recently announced its November traffic results, exceeding records in year-to-date passenger volume (PAX) and aircraft movement (ACM).
Passenger traffic at QAIA during the month of November reached 454,984 PAX, witnessing a 3.5 percent drop compared to November 2011. Despite the lowered monthly passenger numbers, the latest figures pushed the year-to-date passenger numbers to 5,808,760 PAX from January to the end of November. This figure compares to 5,036,776 PAX for the same period in 2011, representing a noteworthy 15.3 percent increase. Meanwhile, aircraft movements during the month of November also witnessed a drop of 0.2 percent compared to the same month last year, registering 5,242 ACMs, taking the total year-to-date figures to 62,025 ACMs, up 6.3 percent over the same period last year.
AIG CEO Kjeld Binger commented on the release of the latest statistics: “We at AIG are thrilled to be rapidly approaching the launch of the new terminal, and with the latest traffic results, QAIA looks poised to surpass the milestone of six million annual passengers. The opening of the new terminal will allow the airport to service a greater number of passengers and flights, and thus this upcoming launch signifies an important step toward the transformation of QAIA into a regional niche hub.” 
AIG is investing an estimated US $750 million in the construction of a landmark new terminal — now almost  92% complete— which will serve as a source of pride and prosperity for all Jordanians. This new terminal will significantly increase the airport capacity to 9 million passengers annually, nearly three times the current airport capacity of 3.5 million passengers annually. Future expansions will further increase the airport capacity to 12 million passengers a year. AIG has also spent US $100 million on rehabilitating and improving the existing terminals to enable the airport to handle the continuous growth in passenger traffic.