King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, received more than 25.6 million passengers in the first half of 2025, a growth of 7% compared with last year, while the number of flights reached 156,000, up 6%.
The airport recorded the busiest operating day in its history in terms of passenger numbers on February 3, with 178,000 passengers, and the highest daily number of flights on April 3, with 989 flights, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
On the passenger experience, a remote check-in service was launched at the Haramain station, more than 1,200 wayfinding signs were installed, and 25 commercial units, including international restaurants and shops, were opened inside the terminals. The report also covered the awards and accreditations the airport has received, including being ranked among the world's top 100 airports, seventh globally among airports handling 40 to 60 million passengers, and fifth best airport in the Middle East.
Regarding the last Umrah season, the airport received 5.55 million passengers, up 9%, while the number of flights reached 32,500, up 7%, and it handled more than 6.39 million bags.
In the same context, during the Hajj season the airport served more than 1.5 million arriving pilgrims and 824,000 departing pilgrims representing more than 170 nationalities, and handled more than 8.2 million bags, through a range of qualitative initiatives such as integration with the Haramain train, the "Traveler Without a Bag" initiative and the "Makkah Route" initiative.
This came as Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region, received at the Emirate's headquarters Eng. Raed Al-Mudaiheem, Chairman of the Board of Managers of Jeddah Airports Company, and Eng. Mazen Johar, the company's CEO.
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