Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in Amman, Jordan, recorded a 5.6 per cent increase in passenger traffic in July which rose to 578,026 compared to the same period last year.

In continuation of its positive traffic growth trend, Airport International Group (AIG) - the Jordanian company responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of QAIA said the airport had witnessed a growth in both the passenger numbers and aircraft movements for the month.

For the seventh consecutive month, the passenger and aircraft movement figures were on a steady rise. Since the beginning of 2014 and up until July, the year-to-date (YTD) the passenger numbers statistics rose by 11.8 per cent  to 4.15 million and aircraft movements rose 8.6 per cent to 42,384 over the same period last year.

Commenting on the growth, AIG chief executive Kjeld Binger, said: "July’s figures represent a positive year-on-year increase in both passengers and aircraft movement statistics. These were especially enhanced by the Eid Al-Fitr vacation, which occurred at the end of the month."

"This resulted in a direct increase in flights to and from holiday destinations including the GCC, Egypt, Erbil, London and Vienna," he added.-TradeArabia News Service