After surpassing 53.4 million passengers in 2025 and officially entering the category of Mega Airports, King Abdulaziz International Airport continued to achieve unprecedented record numbers at the beginning of 2026. The airport started the year with exceptional performance in January, recording a total of 5.45 million passengers, representing a 7.3% increase compared to January 2025.…

Amman City Airport (ADJ) welcomed Kuwait’s leading low-cost carrier, Jazeera Airways, on February 1, for its inaugural flight from Kuwait to ADJ. This flight marked a milestone with Jazeera Airways becoming the first airline to operate direct scheduled commercial flights between the two airports. Jazeera Airways has been serving Amman for nearly two decades, and…

The Khartoum International Airport on Sunday received its first commercial passenger flight in almost three years, marking a key step toward reopening the airport and restoring air travel to Sudan’s capital after a prolonged shutdown, reported Xinhua, quoting officials. The aircraft, operated by Sudan Airways and carrying 160 passengers, arrived from Port Sudan in eastern…

The global air passenger demand in 2025 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 5.3% compared to 2024, according to an International Air Transport Association (IATA) report. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), was up 5.2% in 2025. The overall passenger load factor (PLF) reached 83.6%, up 0.1 ppt and a record…