The new $750m terminal at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman has opened.
The terminal, which has been designed by UK-based architecture firm Foster & Partners, has a capacity to handle 9m new passengers - or 12m once departure lounges are extended. This will double the airport's existing capacity.
It has a floor area of 103,000m2 and will serve as the hub for Royal Jordanian Airlines.
The new terminal is being operated by Aeroports de Paris Management under a 25-year build, operate, transfer (BOT) model funded by a group of investors including Abu Dhabi Investment, Noor Financial Investment Co (Kuwait), EDGO (Jordan), J&P Avax SA (Greece) and J&P Overseas (Cyprus).
Jacques Follain, managing director of Aéroports de Paris Management said: "The new terminal at Queen Alia International Airport, Amman is a major flagship project for Aéroports de Paris Management which has run the airport since 2007, using the expertise developed within the Aéroports de Paris Group, in France and abroad.
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"Bringing this new terminal into operation marks a new phase of development for the airport. Aéroports de Paris Management's experience as an operator will optimise the development of the Royal Jordanian hub and create value through first-class commercial activity spread out over more than twice the current floor space."
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