Saudi aviation authority transfers 7 destinations to new Jeddah terminal

The General Authority of Civil Aviation announced Wednesday the transfer of 5 international and 2 domestic destinations to Terminal 1 at the new King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah. The domestic destinations are from Jeddah to Dammam and Qassim, while the international destinations are from Jeddah to Cairo, Beirut, Khartoum, Kuwait and Nairobi. The transfer will start Dec 29, via round-trip flights on Saudi Arabian Airlines, and brings the total number of domestic and international destinations that have been transferred to the new airport to 42. Terminal 1 has a total area of 810,000 square meters and a capacity for handling 30m passengers a year. It will be able to accommodate up to 70 aircraft simultaneously, including the Airbus A380 superjumbo jet. <br/>