Saudi Arabia’s massive airport industry growth potential to be under the spotlight

Saudi Arabia’s massive airport industry growth potential to be under the spotlight

- Saudi Airport Exhibition to be held in Riyadh from November 7

- Global airport industry leaders heading to the Kingdom

- Future Airport Development Summit to host international experts on the sidelines

- Debate on passenger-centric ‘airports of tomorrow’

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The global aviation industry will be heading to Riyadh in the first week of November to explore the untapped growth potential of the airport industry in the Kingdom, which is in the midst of massive expansion in line with the Saudi 2030 Vision, a unique transformative economic and social reform blueprint unveiled in April 2016.

As the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula pushes massively to expand and upgrade airport facilities to serve 330 million air travelers by 2030, the year when 60 per cent of its population will be under the age of 35, Saudi Arabia’s aviation strategy includes the expansion of existing airports and a focus on two large mega hubs in Riyadh and Jeddah, as well as plans to set up a new national carrier.

Earlier this year, the Kingdom relaunched the privatization of its airports to support the diversification of its oil-dominated economy and ownership of 29 airports has already been moved to a new entity to prepare them