The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, conducted here this afternoon an inspection tour of the development projects of King Abdul Aziz International Airport; the expansion and the renovation of the pilgrims' complex terminals Project. Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General was present during the tour. On arrival, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was received at the exhibition held especially on this occasion at the protocol reception Lounge by Chairman of the General Authority for Civil Aviation Engineer Abdullah Mohamed Nur Rahimi, and a number of officials. The King, then, toured the exhibition and was briefed on the general plan for the airport which will be implemented in three phases. In its first phase, the Airport will accommodate between 25 to 30 million passengers. This phase will be completed in 1429 AH. On completion of its third phase in 1431 AH, the Airport will have a capacity of 80 million passengers. The King also watched the maquette of the Airport's new terminals, its commercial area, the village of air freight and expansion and renovation of the pilgrimage terminals project and affiliated mosques. During the tour, the King listened to a full explanation from the President of the General Authority for Civil Aviation. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was accompanied on his tour by a number of Princes and senior officials.
