Riyadh – Mubasher: Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport has announced that it will begin trial operations on 7 Ramadan, which corresponds to Wednesday, 23 May.

The announcement came during a training event organised by the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), Saudi newspaper Aliqtissadia reported.

GACA’s top official Abdul Hakim Al-Tamimi previously said that the mega King Abdulaziz International Airport project was expected to include 810,000 square meters of terminals and 200 counters to serve travellers and pilgrims.

“The number of aircraft that can be received simultaneously is 70 connected to the terminal as well as 28 aircraft on the tarmac,” Al-Tamimi had told Arab News in December.