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Monday 30 Nov 2015 - 11:05 Makkah mean time-18-2-1437
Jeddah (IINA) – Activities of the 48th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) began here on Sunday under the aegis of Prince Khaled Al Faisal, governor of Makkah and advisor of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The two-day meeting, which coincides with the Golden Jubilee of AACO, has seen the participation of Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and Chairman of the 48th AGM Eng. Saleh Al Jasser and Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Tony Tyler as well as more than 300 Arab and global aviation industry experts.
In the opening speech, Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan, president of Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Civil Aviation, expressed thanks and gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the Crown Prince and the Deputy Crown Prince for hosting this important conference in the Kingdom. He stated that the meeting came within the framework of the keenness of the wise Saudi leadership to support and strengthen joint Arab action. He also extended his thanks to Prince Khaled al-Faisal for patronizing this important event.
Al-Hamdan explained that Saudi Arabia is one of the first founding Arab countries of the Arab Air Carriers Organization out of its vision and conviction that the air transport industry serves as the backbone of economic, social and cultural development in the Arab world. He stressed the Kingdom's keenness to keep pace with the latest advances in the air transport industry.
Al-Hamdan said there are great efforts being made to modernize the infrastructure of the air transport system in the Kingdom, pointing to a comprehensive program for the development of international, regional and domestic airports in the Kingdom.
This program includes the completion of the new Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah, with the aim of running direct international flights to Madinah and serving 8 million passengers in the first phase, with an expected increase to 18 million passengers in the second phase.
In the context of these ongoing efforts, Al-Hamdan also pointed out that the first phase of modernizing King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah will soon be completed to serve up to 40 million passengers a year.
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