The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has approved incorporation of Dammam's King Fahd International Airport and a new customer protection code. The moves came at the board of directors recent meeting at GACA headquarters here, headed by Minister of Transport and GACA President Sulaiman Al-Hamdan, in which they discussed a number of issues. The board appreciated approval of the executive program to privatize GACA's revenue-generating units and partnerships with the private sector. The board reviewed the progress made in the privatization program and signed off on the financial statements of the navigation sector for 2015 and King Khalid International Airport's financial statements for 2013 and 2014. The board also reviewed the authority's strategic plan and was shown a report on major development projects at domestic and international airports. The meeting was attended by all members of the board: Saleh Al-Muhanna, deputy to the minister of finance for financial and accounting affairs; Hazloul Al-Hazloul, deputy to the minister of transport for strategic planning; Abdullah Al-Jarbou, planning advisor to the minister of economy and planning; Majed Al-Bawardi, advisor to the minister of commerce and investment; Andulrahman Al-Rouwaiti and Abdullah Al-Zamil.
