GACA: New Development Projects to Support Private Sector at King Abdulaziz International Airport

Jeddah, February 10, 2010, SPA -- New development projects supported by the
private sector at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah will
create at least 34,000 jobs, according to a report of the General Authority of
Civil Aviation (GACA) quoted today by Arab News.


The new projects, which are part of GACA’s strategy to transform domestic and
international airports into airport cities, will include five-star hotels,
shopping malls, recreation centers, tourist facilities, exhibition centers and
aviation-related factories.


The GACA has allocated two sites measuring a total area of 2.4 million square
meters in the south and east of KAIA for investment.


The authority has already completed studies on the airport projects and
short-listed a number of national and international companies to implement
them. They have until May 31 to present their offers.


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