HRH Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Asir Province in Saudi Arabia, inaugurated the expansion of Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport, one of the many projects by the kingdom’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (Gaca), said a report.

The airport development project, aimed at increasing operational capacity of the airport, includes the expanded arrival and departure lounges and rehabilitation and improvement of the main runway, said a report in Saudi Gazette.

The departure lounge has been expanded to reach 805sq-m, accommodating about 309 passengers, and the arrival lounge has also been expanded as 1,030-sq-m structure accommodating 340 passengers.

Two gates each for departure and arrival are also available, as well as a luggage carousel and additional passport counters, the report said.

The enlarged parking space for aircraft can now accommodate 13 planes at a time while the runway has been expanded to accommodate wide-body aircraft, it said.

 

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