August Brings New Records to QAIA with 23.76% Increase in 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 August traffic results, with new growth records in passenger volume (PAX) and aircraft movement (ACM).  

Passenger traffic at QAIA reached new records last month with 603,286 PAX – a remarkable 23.76% growth compared to figures from August 2011. ACMs numbered 6,228, a 9.88% increase from August of the previous year. In terms of year-to-date passenger traffic, QAIA has recorded more than four million passengers from January until the end of August 2012, with 4,281,251 PAX, a notable 19.11% increase compared to the same eight-month period of last year. The year-to-date ACMs totaled 45,499, increasing 7.97% over the same period of 2011. 

“2012 has been quite encouraging for QAIA, with new records being set both in actual numbers and in growth rates, reflecting promisingly on the future of the airport,” commented Kjeld Binger, CEO of AIG. “However, the results are reflecting specific regional conditions, and we do not expect these extraordinary growth rates to be sustainable over the years to come, but with the opening of the new state-of-the-art terminal on the horizon we will further strengthen growth opportunities.”

AIG is investing an estimated US $750 million to construct a landmark new terminal — now 91% 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 tripling the current airport capacity of 3.5 million passengers annually. Future expansions will allow the airport to reach a capacity of 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.