Foundation stone laid for new passenger terminal in Jordan

Nicole Mezzasalma

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The new facility at Queen Alia International airport will cover 85,000sq m (914,932sq ft) and is scheduled to open in 2010

Jordan prime minister Marouf Bakhit has laid the foundation stone for the new passenger terminal at Queen Alia International airport (QAIA). The $700m expansion plan will be carried out by Aéroports de Paris-led consortium Airport International Group, which won the 25-year concession to operate and maintain the airport and build the new facility in April. The new terminal will span 85,000sq m (914,932sq ft) and is scheduled to open in 2010, when it will increase the airport’s capacity from 3.5m to 9m passengers.

QAIA is Jordan’s main airport and accounts for 97% of the country’s air traffic. Spanish retailer Aldeasa operates the duty-free shops at the airport.