King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, recorded unprecedented growth in passenger and flight traffic during the first half of 2025, with a total of 25.5 million passengers, an increase of 6.8% compared with the same period last year.
The airport also saw the number of flights rise to more than 150,000, an increase of 6.3%, while the number of bags handled reached about 29.4 million, up 11.9%, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
About 4.8 million bottles of Zamzam water were also distributed during the same period, and the airport recorded its busiest operational day on April 5, receiving 178,000 passengers, an indication of rising travel during peak periods.
This growing performance reflects the continuous expansion of services at Jeddah airport, one of the region's leading air transport hubs, as part of the targets of the National Aviation Strategy stemming from Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to improve the passenger experience and boost the operational capacity of Saudi airports.
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