New development projects supported by the private sector at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah will create at least 34,000 jobs, according to a report of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) quoted today by Arab News. The new projects, which are part of GACA's strategy to transform domestic and international airports into airport cities, will include five-star hotels, shopping malls, recreation centers, tourist facilities, exhibition centers and aviation-related factories. The GACA has allocated two sites measuring a total area of 2.4 million square meters in the south and east of KAIA for investment. The authority has already completed studies on the airport projects and short-listed a number of national and international companies to implement them. They have until May 31 to present their offers. --MORE
