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Saudi Arabia Airport Sector Briefing
Monday 19 January 2015
Central London
UKTI and BAG are hosting airport briefing which will set out the opportunities for UK
companies in Saudi Arabia. Companies are invited to attend the briefing by the Saudi
General Authority for Civil Aviation where the delegates will present on opportunities in the
airports sector.
The delegation comprises:
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Engr. Hani Jamal Al – Leil
Engr. Mohamed A. Abed
Abdulrahman A. Al-Balwi
Richard Fuentes
Nadeem Shaikh
Engr. Jarallah Alghrimeel
- Assistant VP, Domestic Airports (GACA)
- Assistant VP, Projects (GACA)
- Director General, Aviation Security (GACA)
- Airport Consultant, ZFP
- Design Project Manager, Saudi Bin Laden Group.
- General Manager Planning & Engineering, Safari
And representation from the British Consulate-General in Jeddah:
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Mr Glyn Cartmell, Head of UKTI and Deputy Consul-General Jeddah
Mohammed Arsalan Majeed, Senior Trade Officer (Airports), UKTI, British Consulate
General, Jeddah
The delegation has indicated the following areas are of particular interest:
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Airport Privatisation
Airport Security
Air Navigation Services (ANS) and their privatisation
There will be scope to find out about GACA’s plans for current and future airport
developments and they are also keen on:
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Master Planning / Design / Construction and Operations
Systems, including APM and BHS
Training
Facilities Management
Operational Readiness and Airport Transition
Regulation
The Draft Agenda for the visit is as follows:
Mon 19th January 2015: Afternoon Industry Briefing by the delegation followed by questions
and networking in central London (venue and details tbc).
Opportunities:
Due to the country’s size (Saudi Arabia is approx 9.5 times the size of the UK), long
distances between major cities and limited other modes of public transport, aircraft are relied
upon heavily for internal travel.
Furthermore, some 8 million pilgrims travel through Jeddah and Medina every year on their
way to Makkah, and demand will continue to increase as the Saudi population is expected to
reach 39 million in 2020 and 47 million in 2030.
There are four international and 26 regional/domestic airports in Saudi Arabia with a total
throughput in 2008 of 39 million passengers; a number which is forecast to rise to 45m by
2017. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is responsible for managing US$15
billion investment the government has earmarked for airport development and expansion
plans over the next three years.
Opportunities are expected to be forthcoming at Saudi’s regional airports and continued
future plans for the three hubs (Jeddah, Medina and Riyadh). There are also airport security
requirements across the Kingdom.
In summary these development plans are:
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Completion of the new Jeddah Airport Terminal
Expansion work at the Medina Airport Terminal
New terminal followed by expansion of old terminal at Riyadh Airport
Progressive redevelopment of all 26 domestic airports
Airport security across all airports
Saudi Arabia Airport Sector Briefing
Monday 19 January 2015
Central London
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