JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS
Thursday 3 January 2013
The Haj Ministry will establish a terminal for pilgrims at Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah this year to meet the requirements of growing numbers of faithful who come for Haj and Umrah.
Sahel Al-Sabban, deputy minister for transport and projects, said the new pilgrim terminal would be completed by the end of this year at a cost of SR 30.14 million.
The Madinah airport is currently witnessing an expansion project that will increase its capacity to eight million passengers in the first phase and 12 million in the second phase.
The new Madinah airport project includes construction of new terminals covering 138,000 square meters. It will have 18 departure gates with air-bridges linked to aircraft in addition to parking for 20 planes. The project’s total area spreads on four million square meters.
Last year, GACA opened the newly established international terminal at the airport that can handle 35 flights daily. “The new terminal has the capacity to accommodate 600 passengers per hour,” GACA said, adding that the capacity would double to 1,200 passengers once the second phase is completed.
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It is advisable to enter Saudi Arabia via Madinah, if you can. It takes less time to get out of the airport than in Jeddah (at least that was my experience).
Jazakumullah Rafiq A. Tschannen sahib for the valuable information.
Abu Omar