QAIA Continues Positive Growth Trend for Passenger and Aircraft Traffic
QAIA Continues Positive Growth Trend for Passenger and Aircraft Traffic During October 2014
Amman, December 2014 - Airport International Group (AIG) - the Jordanian company responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) - announced a continuing positive growth trend for passenger traffic (PAX) and aircraft movements (ACM) at QAIA during October 2014, for the tenth consecutive month.
During October 2014, PAX increased by 1.3% to come in at 608,605 PAX compared to 600,855 PAX over the same month last year. Since the beginning of 2014 and up until October, year-to-date (YTD) PAX rose by 10.6% to reach 6,162,914 as opposed to 5,570,634 YTD PAX during the same period in 2013. ACM registered record growth during October 2014, surging 7.6% to stand at 6,540 ACM in comparison to 6,078 ACM during October 2013. YTD ACM reached 62,561 ACM, represented by a 9.3% increase over the same period last year.
“This month’s positive results were mainly driven by a tangible increase in leisure and expat travel to and from the Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and Sharjah. QAIA has been registering robust PAX and ACM growth throughout the past ten months, which is a very proud accomplishment for AIG,” stated AIG CEO Kjeld Binger.