Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM , ICAO: OJAI ) (Arabic: ?????????????????? ?; transliteration: Matar Al-Malikah Alia Ad-Dowali) is the main and largest airport in Jordan and is located in Zizya 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of the capital, Amman. It is named after Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977. The airport is home to the national airline, Royal Jordanian Airlines and serves as the main hub for Jordan Aviation, Royal Falcon and Royal Wings.
The new state-of-the-art terminal was inaugurated in March 2013 to replace two old airport passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. The three original terminals are made obsolete after the new terminal officially starts operating. In 2014, the new airport receives "Best Improvement by Region: Middle East" and "Best Airport by Region: Middle East" award by Airport Council International. Awards are awarded to airports that achieve the highest customer satisfaction in the ASQ Survey.
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Histori
Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) was built in 1983 in response to the increasing need for airport traffic that can not be met by Civil Airport Amman. At that time, passenger traffic rose above the international average, registering growth of 25-30% per year and putting enormous pressure on airport facilities despite its continuous expansion and development. In 1981, the number of passengers arrived, departed and transit exceeded 2.3 million, while cargo traffic reached 62,000 tons and aircraft traffic reached 27,000 moves.
Jordan's Ministry of Transport is undertaking to build a new international airport with sufficient capacity to address future demand. QAIA is built with an estimated total cost of JOD 84 million. Passenger facilities are designed to serve 3.5 million passengers per year.
QAIA has developed into a major international gateway of empires and stops for international airlines in the Middle East. In 2012, QAIA serves an average of over 6 million passengers and 40 airlines from around the world.
In 2007, the Jordanian Government selected the Airport International Group (AIG) through an open tender to operate, rehabilitate and manage QAIA under a 25-year concession agreement. In response to continuous passenger traffic surge at the time, AIG was also tasked to build a new terminal, which would not only expand the capacity of the airport when it was less than 3.5 million passengers, but it would also introduce a "unique travel experience" for helping to advance QAIA's position as a special transit center in the region.
Thus, AIG invested about USD 750 million in the construction of a new terminal.
The new terminal is also equipped to accommodate an increase in annual passenger traffic, taking the original airport capacity from 3.5 million passengers per year to 7 million.
Inaugurated on March 14, 2013, by King Abdullah II, the new airport was officially launched after an overnight operational transfer. The last flight departs from the old terminal at 10:05 pm on March 20, 2013, where all operations are transferred to the new terminal, where the first flight departs at 2:30 am on 21 March 2013.
On January 20, 2014, AIG launched a second phase of QAIA expansion, worth a total cost of more than USD 100 million. Completed in 2016, the second expansion phase increases QAIA's annual passenger traffic capacity to 12 million, then supports the goal of Jordan's national tourism strategy to function as a regional transit hub for leisure and business travel. The goal is to increase its capacity to 16 million passengers annually at the end of the concession timeframe by 2032. After airport expansion, Emirates operates an Airbus A380 service to Amman, celebrating 30 years of Emirates operations into Jordan. Super jumbo (A6-EUC registration) operates EK901/EK902 on September 25, 2016, and it is the first A380 service ever to Levant.
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Terminal
The new design of QAIA is made by architect Foster Partners. Its main characteristic is the roof which is inspired by the Bedouin tent and consists of 127 concrete domes, each weighing up to 600 metric tons.
The airport has three lounges, one operated by Royal Jordanian for business and first class passengers, and one operated by the Airport Hotel next to North Concourse, and the latter exclusively run by Zain Jordan telecom operators for its VIP customers. Retail space expanded by 25% in new terminals, covering over 6,000 square meters (65,000 sqÃ, ft). The terminal has several international food and beverage outlets that include restaurants, supermarkets, and roastery nuts; a larger Free Duty area; children's play area; additional shopping outlets; and internet connectivity.
Airport management
Airport International Group (AIG) is a Jordanian company established to rehabilitate, expand and operate the Ratu Alia International Airport under a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession agreement. This concession was granted to AIG in 2007 by the Jordanian Government after an open international tender overseen by the International Finance Corporation (WB) in its capacity as government advisor. AIG's shareholders include Jordan, the Persian Gulf, and European partners. Shareholders include Invest AD, Noor Investment Finance Co, Edgo Group, J & amp; P (Overseas) Ltd, and Management Aeroports de Paris.
Through the BOT public-private partnership framework, the Government retains airport ownership and receives 54.47% of the airport's gross revenue for the first six years, and 54.64% of gross revenue for the remaining 19 years of the 25-year agreement period.
As part of a public-private partnership with the Jordanian Government, AIG is working closely with the Government on a daily basis for all problems associated with the airport. The special project management unit within the Jordanian Ministry of Transport oversees the project for the Government. The Ministry of Transportation receives complete annual financial statements as well as quarterly financial and operational reports.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Queen Alia Airport has various amounts of Cargo Traffic. Both are unscheduled and unscheduled. Because it is considered as the main gateway for Jordan. Airlines including Royal Jordanian Cargo operate unscheduled cargo operations inside and outside Queen Alia Airport to various parts of the world. In 2015, Ratu Alia is central to several US military contract flights that supply machinery and equipment to the region.
Statistics
Awards
The Quality of Airport Service (ASQ) global Survey Q1 2014 puts QAIA in the first place in 18 different service categories and facilities from 10 airports in the Middle East. QAIA also came in 13th place out of 81 airports around the world in the airport group serving 5-15 million passengers and recorded an Overall Satisfaction Score of 4.42 out of a possible 5.0, an increase compared to 4.23 in Q4 2013. With regards for the speed of luggage delivery, QAIA scored 4.13, up from 3.99 during the previous quarter.
QAIA also received two 2013 Airport Service Awards (ASQ) in February 2014, ranking 1st in the "Best Improved by Region: Middle East" category and ranked fifth in the category "Best Airport by Region: Middle East". ASQ Awards results are based on the ASQ Survey, the international airport passenger satisfaction benchmark program. In the 2014 ward version, QAIA again received the "Best in the Middle East" award and jumped ahead to become the best airport in the Middle East, in front of Abu Dhabi International Airport, Ben Gurion International Airport, Hamad International Airport. and Dubai International Airport.
In March 2013, QAIA was named one of the 40 largest public-private partnership projects in the world, receiving Gold recognition as "The Best Developing Infrastructure Market for Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa" ​​within Emerging Partnership . Winning PPPs, selected from among government-nominated projects, industry, NGOs, academia and other organizations following global appeals for submissions, demonstrate best practices for governments working with the private sector to provide public services and to spur economic development. in their country.
In June 2013, QAIA became the second airport in the Middle East to reach the level of "Mapping" of the Air Car Accreditation program run by Airports Council International Europe. The 'Mapping' level recognizes the airport's commitment to determining carbon dioxide and other sources of greenhouse gas emissions at its operational limits, and to involve third parties to verify the airport's annual carbon footprint.
Access
The airport is connected to Amman by Sariyah shuttle bus which paces all the time between Amman and the airport every 30 minutes.
Airport taxi service is also available at all times. Rent-a-Car service is also available at the airport.
QAIA parking facilities are divided into three main areas:
- Roadside departure area: Designated for declining passengers and pick-ups, drivers entering the departure sidewalk must purchase a ticket to enter. The driver receives a free 10 minute grace period.
- Short term parking spots: Parked cars in this area are subject to an hourly parking fee.
- Long term parking spaces: Designed for passengers who want to leave their vehicles at the airport on the go, many long-term drivers charge daily parking fees.
A shuttle bus is available to transport passengers between the terminal and the car park.
See also
- Civil Airport Amman
References
External links
Media related to Queen Alia International Airport on Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Airport information for OJAI at World Aero Data. Current data as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for OJAI on Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for OJAI at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AMM on Flight Security Network
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