QAIA Reports Overall Year-to-Date Traffic Increase in June 2013

Airport International Group (AIG) – the Jordanian company responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) – announced year-to-date (YTD) growth across its passenger, aircraft and cargo traffic for June 2013.

Passenger traffic (PAX) in June 2013 increased by 0.5% to reach 622,629 PAX compared to the 619,615 PAX registered during same month in 2012. Most notably, YTD PAX exceeded the 3 million mark this June to reach 3,166,610 PAX, representing a 4.73% increase compared to the 3,023,499 YTD PAX achieved over the same period last year.

Meanwhile, aircraft movements (ACM) reached 6,020 ACM in June 2013, constituting a 3.5% drop when compared to 6,238 ACM of June 2012. However, YTD ACM rose by 1.17% to stand at 33,196 ACM as opposed to the 32,812 recorded by June last year.

YTD cargo traffic also went up 2.19% by June 2013 to reach 46,475 tons in comparison to June 2012’s 45,480 tons.

Commenting on QAIA's traffic performance, AIG’s CEO Kjeld Binger said that “While traffic at QAIA is sensitive to the region’s geopolitical developments, Jordan’s reputation as a secure haven has helped ensure steady month-over-month growth despite some noticeable fluctuation during the first quarter of 2013. We expect additional traffic increases in the upcoming few months,”