Al-Ahsa Regional Airport recorded growth in passenger numbers, and in the number of domestic and international flights during the first half of 2016. 
The total number of passengers reached 89,560 on 1,174 flights compared to the same period last year of 53,177 passengers on 717 flights.
Mohammed Almejlad, director general of Central Airports, explained that the number of passengers at Al-Ahsa airport who traveled on domestic flights during the first half of 2016 totaled 29,891 on 366 flights, up 14 percent compared to the same period last year when the total number of passengers reached 22,133 on 243 flights.
Almejlad pointed out that the passengers on international flights have reached 5,669 on 808 flights, up 93 percent compared to the first half of 2015, which totaled 31,044 travelers on 474 flights.
This healthy increase comes in line with the development of the Kingdom’s network of airports. 
This is in addition to the steady growth in air traffic and to the growing demand for air travel throughout the Kingdom.

Source: Arab News