The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) signed a contract with the Meeza company to develop and operate VIP lounges at airports across the Kingdom on Sunday. The contract period is 15 years. According to the contract, special lounges have to be developed and operated in 12 major airports.

They include King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Prince Muhammad Airport in Madinah, Hail Airport, Abha Airport, Taif Airport, King Abdullah Airport in Jazan, Prince Sultan Airport in Tabuk, Qassim Airport, Najran Airport and Prince Abdul Mohsen Airport in Yanbu.

Following the signing, chairman of GACA Faisal bin Hamad Al-Sugair said the authority promoted private sector investment in civil aviation facilities and services so that passengers benefited. He said the authority had the responsibility to bring civil aviation services in line with international standards. He also hoped that the contract would help achieve GACA’s desired goals to serve passengers in an exemplary manner.

He said the transfer of services to Meeza would be completed in one year, starting with King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah. He added that Meeza was selected from nine short listed bidders. Initially, 49 Saudi and international companies had applied for the contract.

Source: ArabNews.com