JEDDAH — The initial inauguration and trial operation of the new Jeddah International Airport will be done in May 2018, President of Civil Aviation Authority Abdulhakim Muhammad Al-Tamimi said on Wednesday.

The new airport can handle 30 million Haj and Umrah pilgrims.

Tamimi said the new Taif International Airport will work as a backup to the new King Abdulaziz International Airport. — SPA