Hamad International Airport is the second best airport in the world for On-Time Performance (OTP) as per OAG's Punctuality League report. According to OAG, the main worldwide supplier of computerized flight data, Qatar’s state-of-the-art airport ranked second in the major airports category (from 20 to 30 million departing seats for each annum) with 85.41 percent of its flights working on time.
The Punctuality League depends on 58 million flight records utilizing entire year information from 2017 to make a positioning of the best on-time execution (OTP) for the world's biggest carriers and air terminals. HIA recently joined the main 20 airports in the 'Real Airports' classification inside the Punctuality League this year, which is perceived as the world's authoritative estimation of on-time execution.
HIA saw wonderful accomplishments in 2018, with the five-star airport effectively finishing the principal period of its Smart Airport Program, propelling stage two of its development plan, and accepting various universal honors and industry accomplishments that keep on forming the air terminal as a pioneer in the aeronautics business.
Encountering unfaltering year-on-year traveler development, with 8.1 million travelers just in the last quarter of 2018 and an anticipated increment of 20 percent in traveler traffic this year, the air terminal keeps on conveying on its vision of turning into the 'air terminal of things to come'.
Engr. Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Chief Operating Officer at HIA, stated: "This has been an exceptionally fulfilling and effective year for the air terminal as seen by our year-final products and various honors and awards, including acknowledgment from OAG's reliability association for OTP. We are regarded by this recognized positioning, among different honors and awards, that recognize Hamad International Airport's accomplishment in furnishing travelers with consistent, bother free travel and an unparalleled traveler encounter."
Al Meer included: "2019 will be a continuation of accomplishment and key advancements for the air terminal, as stage two of our multi-story extension plan starts. "As we convey a world-class air terminal experience, our proceeded with interests in framework, bleeding edge innovation, and cutting edge handling arrangements will keep on forming HIA as a main flight center point and position us to set new models and records over the business."
In the midst of the anticipated increment in traveler traffic this year, HIA stays on top of things and achieved an industry-driving exchange security screening which brought about fundamentally shorter lining times at security focuses by presenting more administrations for exchanging travelers. This has guaranteed that at any rate 95% of the air terminal's exchange travelers line for under five minutes.
Stage Two of the HIA's extension plan denotes a key advancement in the airports development and in Qatar's Transportation and Communications division. The development will empower HIA to suit more than 53 million travelers by 2022.
Notwithstanding the quick advantages of expanded space and limits, the development of the Airport City will likewise give critical future speculation openings including an organized commerce zone, office and business complex, and hotels .
Another cargo terminal will likewise be developed, expanding the HIA's ability to 3 million tons for every year and obliging the normal flood in cargo traffic. The advancements in foundation assume a key job in arrangements to have the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where the nation will observer a spike in vacationers and guests to encounter the worldwide sporting event.
HIA's final quarter results saw the airport welcome a sum of 8.1 million travelers, a 5.6 percent traveler increase contrasted with the final quarter of 2017. HIA dealt with 57,831 in flying machine developments, accomplishing an expansion of 14.3 percent, just as taking care of 570,337 tons of freight, achieving an expansion of 8.4 percent contrasted with the final quarter of 2017.
In 2018, the airport served an aggregate of 34.5 million travelers and took care of a sum of 2,163,544 tons of load with a 8.4 percent increase in contrast with 2017.
HIA has contributed its endeavors to a fruitful year by putting resources into offices, administrations, staff and the freshest advances to give a world-class traveler encounter.
HIA's 2018 final quarter results saw the airport welcome a sum of 8.1 million travelers, a 5.6 percent traveler increase contrasted with the final quarter of 2017. HIA further taken care of 57,831 in flying machine developments, accomplishing an expansion of 14.3 percent, just as taking care of 570,337 tons of payload, achieving an expansion of 8.4 percent contrasted with the final quarter of 2017.
In 2018 the airport served an aggregate of 34.5 million travelers and took care of a sum of 2,163,544 tons of load with a 8.4 percent augment in contrast with 2017.