Jordan: QAIA passenger traffic surges 72% to top 7.8mln in 2022

Jordan: QAIA passenger traffic surges 72% to top 7.8mln in 2022

Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed 7,837,501 passengers (PAX) in 2022, marking a 71.9% surge and 12.2% decline against 2021 and 2019 figures, respectively.

QAIA also received 68,325 aircraft movements (ACM), which were 46.6% higher and 14.3% lower than the figures recorded in 2021 and 2019, respectively. QAIA also handled 61,290 tons of cargo, indicating a 5.2% increase and 40.2% decrease compared to 2021 and 2019 figures, respectively.

In December, QAIA managed 660,274 PAX (up 0.1% compared to 2019) and 5,664 ACM and 4,934 tons of cargo (down 7.5% and 40.4%, respectively, compared to 2019).

Jordan’s Airport International Group continued to work closely with its strategic partners - the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Jordan Tourism Board - to expand its airline and destination networks and promote the Kingdom’s tourist sites to actively attract passengers from around the world and enhance Jordan’s connectivity to major regional and global cities and hubs.

Several direct routes were launched in 2022 from QAIA via its main airline partner and the Kingdom’s national carrier, Royal Jordanian (RJ). Meanwhile, partnerships with new airlines were also established, namely United Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, flyadeal, Vueling Airlines, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Wizz Air UK and Alexandria Airlines, which operate