King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah has launched a special service aimed at speeding up travel procedures for passengers. “Fast Services” will also be introduced at King Khaled Intentional Airport in Riyadh in the next few days, said Ibrahim Yahyia, the officer in charge of these services. He said the service has been designed to process procedures in record time. A highly trained team will do the work at the northern and southern terminals. He said the service is available round-the-clock and will be provided in stages. The team will receive passengers at the terminals and will issue boarding cards, ship luggage, stamp passports and accompany them to the departure gate. He said the procedures will take place in one to two minutes. Yahyia said the service will also be available at the Haj terminals at Jeddah's airport. Passengers will have an “unforgettable” experience at the airport, he added. He said the team will also provide similar services for arriving passengers, who will be transported in VIP buses. The Jeddah airport is forecast to see a four-fold surge in annual passenger capacity to 80 million by 2035 and has put in place an expansion plan to cater to the increased demand. At present, King Abdul Aziz International Airport has three terminals and three runways. The development of the airport will be in three phases. After the first phase is completed and the maximum capacity of 30 million annual passengers has been reached, the second phase, with a capacity of 43 million passengers, will start. Finally, the third will commence, leading to the ultimate capacity of 80 million annual passengers. The first phase of development was started in January 2011. __
