QAIA traffic on the rise for fifth month running this May 2013

Airport International Group (AIG) – the Jordanian company responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) – revealed strong growth results for passenger and aircraft traffic at QAIA during May 2013.

Passenger traffic (PAX) has risen 11.52% this May to reach 534,898 PAX compared to 479,656 PAX of May 2012. Similarly, Year-to-Date (YTD) PAX has gone up by 5.83%, taking last year’s YTD total from 2,403,884 PAX to 2,543,981 PAX.

In turn, aircraft movements (ACM) during May 2013 witnessed a similar increase, achieving 2.88% in growth to stand at 5,755 ACM in comparison to the 5,594 ACM recorded during the same month in 2012. YTD ACM also increased by 2.27% to record 27,176 ACM compared to the 26,574 ACM counted over the same period in 2012.

“Our recent traffic volume is an indicator of Queen Alia International Airport’s growing role as an active destination and connection point in the region. At its initial capacity, the new QAIA terminal is equipped to annually accommodate 7 million passengers. However, upon the demolition of the old terminals and the completion of the next expansion phase our passenger capacity will jump to 9 million passengers per year, enabling us to absorb forecasted traffic. We expect to experience continued growth in the upcoming few months, particularly during the busy summer season ahead,” said AIG CEO Kjeld Binger.