Queen Alia International Airport surpasses 5.8 million passengers

Passenger traffic at QAIA during the month of November reached 454,984 PAX, witnessing a 3.5% 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% increase. Meanwhile, aircraft movements during the month of November also witnessed a drop of 0.2% 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% 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.