The Ministry of Transport is currently implementing the second phase of the Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) at a cost of JD110 million to increase the airport's annual capacity to 12 million passengers, Transport Minister Lina Shbeeb said on Monday.
She added that the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2016.
Located about 35 kilometers south of Amman, the new 103,000-square meter terminal, which was opened in March last year, can handle 9 million passengers annually under the first phase, compared to the old terminal’s 3.5-million-passenger capacity, according to The Airport International Group (AIG) .
The minister revealed that the government has embarked on a set of mega projects to improve the Kingdom's transportation sector including a Bus Rapid Transit system between Amman and Zarqa and the national railway network.
The national railway network, the minister explained, aims to connect the region and the Arab Gulf with Europe and to activate traffic and trade on the local, regional and international levels, taking advantage of the strategic location of Jordan.
The minister added that the government is working hard to secure the necessary funds to implement these projects.