<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Queen Alia International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) was built in 1983 in response to the growing airport traffic needs that Amman Civil Airport could not accommodate. At the time, passenger traffic was increasing at a rate above the international average, recording 25&ndash;30% growth per annum and placing considerable pressure on airport facilities despite continuous expansion and development. In 1981, the number of arriving, departing, and transit passengers exceeded 2.3 million, while cargo traffic reached 62,000 tonnes and aircraft traffic topped 27,000 movements.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The Jordanian Ministry of Transport undertook the building of a new international airport with sufficient capacity to cope with demand in the foreseeable future. QAIA was built at an estimated total cost of JOD 84 million (~120 million USD as of January 2023) . Passenger facilities were designed to serve 3.5 million passengers per year.</p>
<p class="blog-para">QAIA has since grown to become the kingdom's primary international gateway and a stop-over for international airlines in the Middle East. By 2012, QAIA was serving on average more than 6 million passengers and 40 airlines from around the world.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 2007, the Government of Jordan selected Airport International Group (AIG) through an open tender to operate, rehabilitate and manage QAIA under a 25-year concession agreement. In response to the continual surge in passenger traffic at the time, AIG was also placed in charge of constructing a new terminal, one which not only would expand the airport's then insufficient annual capacity of 3.5 million passengers, but that would also introduce a "unique travel experience" to help advance QAIA's position as a niche transit hub in the region.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Accordingly, AIG invested an estimated $750 million USD in the construction of the new terminal.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The new terminal also accommodates rising annual passenger traffic, taking the original airport capacity from 3.5 million passengers per year to 7.5 million.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Inaugurated by King Abdullah II on 14 March 2013, the new airport was launched officially following an overnight operational transfer. The last flight departed from the old terminal at 10:05 pm on 20 March 2013, upon which all operations were shifted to the new terminal, where its first flight departed at 2:30 am on 21 March 2013.</p>
<p class="blog-para">On 20 January 2014, AIG launched the second phase of QAIA's expansion, valued at a total cost of over $100 million USD.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">TRANSPORTATION Queen Alia International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">There are currently three options regarding transportation at AMM Airport:</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus:</strong> Sariyah Airport Express Bus runs to Amman every 30-60 minutes 24 hours/day.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Taxi:</strong> Taxis at Amman Airport work with fixed and public rates. Get within 40 minutes to downtown Amman by taxi.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Car Rental:</strong> At Amman Airport you can find several car rental services. Now, you can book your car through our search engine.</p>
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