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JEDDAH – The Cabinet praised on Monday progress in the General Authority of Civil Aviations development projects, notably the expansion of King Abdul Aziz International Airport, and also lauded the “Roads of Arabia – Archeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” exhibition which opened last week at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The exhibition, the Cabinet said, “embodies the cultural dimension of the two countries cooperation and highlights the portrayal of humanity across the extensive history of the Arabian Peninsula”.
JEDDAH: Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, chaired a meeting of the General Authority of Civil Aviations (GACA) board of directors Tuesday and reviewed the new King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) project.
“GACA has completed its work regarding the KAIA project, which will be presented to higher authorities for approval,” Prince Sultan told the meeting. A number of infrastructure projects worth SR1.65 billion have been completed at KAIA, he pointed out.
JEDDAH: Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, chaired a meeting of the General Authority of Civil Aviations (GACA) board of directors Tuesday and reviewed the new King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) project.
“GACA has completed its work regarding the KAIA project, which will be presented to higher authorities for approval,” Prince Sultan told the meeting. A number of infrastructure projects worth SR1.65 billion have been completed at KAIA, he pointed out.
JEDDAH: The General Authority of Civil Aviations (GACA) ongoing move to reform and liberalize the Saudi airport sector has impressed a visiting UK group. The reform process involves the restructuring of GACA into a regulatory authority and the development of the airport sector on a commercial basis by the introduction of competition and increased private sector participation.
Ali H. Al-Zahrani, director general for corporate planning at GACA, told a seminar on Tuesday that the Kingdom could benefit from Britain, which is known for its expertise and skills in airport expansion. King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, as well as airports in other major cities and towns, are undergoing planned expansion and development.