Singapore's Changi Airports International said on Thursday it has signed a contract to prepare plans for development of Jordan's King Hussein International Airport.

The deal covers the planned expansion of the airport at Aqaba, the use of nearby land to attract aviation-related investments, as well as environmental studies to minimise damage to the nearby Red Sea coral reefs, Changi Airport said in a statement.

The Singapore company did not say how much the deal was worth and a spokesman could not be contacted for comment.

Changi Airports is a subsidiary of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, which runs the city-state's main airport. Changi Airports' other projects include the development of airport management and retail programmes at Chengdu and Qingdao airports in China, and the drafting of an improvement plan for India's Mumbai international airport.

A consortium led by French operator Aeroports de Paris in April won a $450 million deal to rebuild and operate Amman's Queen Alia airport and treble capacity at Jordan's main international gateway. -Reuters