RIYADH — The Kingdom's international airports won the World Skytrax Awards for the classification of airports and airlines, and for the first time three Saudi international airports entered the list of the top 100 such facilities in the world all at once. Meanwhile, the detail of the report issued by Skytrax International Organization, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh each occupied an advance international rankings amongst the top 100 international airports around the world. On the best regional airports level (according to the airports operational movement) in the Middle East, the airport in Madinah won the first position, Dammam airport came in second. Moreover, on the best airports in the Middle East, Madinah airport came in fifth place, while airport at Dammam ranked sixth, and airport in Riyadh followed in seventh place. And on the best airports level, according to the number of passengers, (10-20 million) passengers, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam achieved the tenth position worldwide. Furthermore, On the best airports, (5-10 million passengers) category, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, ranked in eighth globally. As for the best airport employees in the Middle East, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam came in fifth place, while King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh came in sixth, and Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah assumed the tenth position. As for the best improved airports worldwide, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah was ranked second, followed by King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh in third place, while King Fahd International Airport in Dammam came in sixth, and Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah ranked in tenth place. Skytrax organization is an international company which specializes in evaluating airlines and airports around the world according to the quality of services and facilities that affect the level of passengers satisfaction. It also prepares a report that includes appropriate proposals that suit the needs of travelers and airport visitors alike. The SkyTrax evaluation classifies airports and airlines according to the results into categories that are given a maximum of five-star category. The evaluation is conducted through a questionnaire sent to travelers, or by field visit conducted by the organization's specialists to implement the evaluation process based on global service standards.
