Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Al-Jouf Region, received at his office yesterday the President of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Abdulhadi Al Mansouri, who was accompanied by a number of his assistants. At the beginning of the reception, the President of (GACA) reviewed the final development design for Al-Jouf International Airport as part of the Unified Model Projects, which has been approved by GACA, as a pattern for the construction of many new airports in the region. The new designs tend to exploit investment and economic opportunities in the area. Furthermore, it meant to increase the commercial revenues from retail outlets at the airport. The design can also be adapted to a number of operational model with complete different locations; in addition, the design is open for further development, plus being environmentally friendly. Prince Faisal bin Nawaf pointed out that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and HRH Crown Prince is always seeking ways to provide passengers with convenience and facilitate their transport in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030. He went further to say that the project would create job opportunities for the people of the region. The Prince thanked the President of GACA, hoping that the project will be completed on time. For his part, the President of (GACA) said that the airport project includes (14) aircraft parking bays, and a travel terminal with a total capacity of one million passengers per a year. The total building area is estimated at (47,000) square meters (landside), while the airside building area is estimated at (22483) square meters. The passengers terminal sits on top a (23,368) square meters. He pointed out that implementation work for the project will begin in September of this year and construction work will last for the duration of two years. Al Mansouri stressed that the development of Al-Jouf airport reflects the keenness of the wise leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and HRH Crown Prince on providing comfort for the citizens of this country and facilitating their air travel through the development of modern and advanced airports. He went on to praise the continuous supervision of the Transport Minister, Chairman of GACA Board of Directors, Dr. Nabeel Al Amoudi. It is worth noting that the airport will be an international one, and will be the start of new batch of Unified Model airport that will provide ideal services in a modern and efficient manner. The project will take into account the environmental nature of the area, which goes in line with the identity of the project. The Undersecretary of the Governorate Hussein Al Sultan, and the special advisor to the region Governor, Dr. Ahmed Al Senani, attended the reception.
