The Airport International Group (AIG) reports that 774,306 passengers used Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) during September 2016, a 9.3% rise on the same month last year.

 

Airport management pointed to increased travel during the Hajj season and Eid al Adha holiday, with the top five route destinations represented by Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Cairo and Riyadh.

 

PASSENGERS OUTPERFORM CARGO

The month of September also registered a 2% year-on-year rise in aircraft movements (ACM) to 6,929 compared with last year’s 6,796. However, Conversely, the airport also reported a ‘notable’ 14.7% drop in cargo traffic, handling 7,083 tons of cargo throughout the month set against the 8,308 handled in September 2015.

 

 

By contrast, in the first nine months of September Queen Alia welcomed a total of 5,850,651 passengers, up 5.7% compared with the same period last year.

 

“In addition to the boost in travel seen at the close of the Hajj season, September also witnessed increased leisure travel during the ensuing nine-day Eid al Adha holiday, which provided regional travellers with plenty of time to journey abroad,” said Airport International Group CEO, Kjeld Binger.

 

 

“On the heels of the inauguration of the second phase of QAIA’s New Terminal Project, our outlook for the remainder of the year remains positive, as we look forward to building on our progress and continuing to reaffirm the Airport’s position as Jordan’s prime gateway to the world.”

 

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