AMMAN — Queen Alia
International Airport (QAIA) has received more than 3.6 million passengers
during the January-October period of 2021.
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According to the Airport International Group (AIG)
records, the airport has registered 36,683 aircraft movements, an increase of
79.1 percent in comparison with the same period in 2020, and a decrease of 45.9
percent in 2019. The airport handled 48,051 tons of cargo, recording an
increase of 17.6 percent compared to 2020, and a decrease of 43.8 percent
compared to 2019, it added.
Last October, the QAIA received 541,629
passengers, constituting a 25.1 percent drop compared to figures from 2019.
The aircraft movement were
at 5,146, dropping by 21.4 percent compared to the same period of 2019, while
cargo hit 6,192 tons, tumbling by 33.7 percent, the group said.
The Chief Executive Officer of the AIG, Nicolas
Claude, said that the moderate recovery of global air transport will take a few
more years to regain the same levels as 2019, before the COVID-19 breakout.
He said the AIG employees are ready to receive
more numbers of passengers, predicting a tangible progress in the sector's
overall recovery.
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