Jeddah airport opened Terminal 4 with flights from three airlines
Terminal 4 at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport began phased operations on September 27. Flights by Wizz Air, AJet and SalamAir moved there on the first day, with other carriers to follow in stages. Its designed capacity of 15 million passengers a year describes the completed facility, not traffic on opening day. The transition makes checking a flight's departure terminal important for travellers.
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The first day with three airlines
Terminal 4 at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport began phased operations on September 27. Argaam and Khaleej Times both reported that flights operated by Wizz Air, AJet and SalamAir moved there on the first day. The opening does not mean all international services at the airport shifted into the new building at once. Those three carriers form the initial stage of a wider transfer. For travellers, the immediate consequence is to check their own airline's terminal information rather than assume the usual building still applies. More carriers are due to move in stages, so the first day's allocation should not be mistaken for the finished arrangement.[1], [2]
Design capacity is not first-day traffic
Argaam's accepted card puts the new terminal at 97000 square metres and says it is designed to handle 15 million passengers a year. Khaleej Times also reports that the opening is phased and three airlines moved on the first day. Annual capacity describes the intended scale of the facility at full use; it is not a claim that 15 million people passed through it on September 27. The accepted cards do not give an actual first-day passenger count. Separating designed throughput from observed traffic is essential to understanding the opening. The initial list of carriers shows why the terminal's capacity will be brought into use gradually.[1], [2]
The transfer continues
Jeddah Airports said other airlines would be transferred over the following days. That schedule separates the opening of the building from completion of the move. Passengers on the first-day Wizz Air, AJet and SalamAir services may need different directions from travellers whose airlines still use other terminals. Argaam and Khaleej Times describe the same phased start; the latter also makes clear that additional transfers will follow. The annual passenger capacity shows the long-term operating scale, but the relevant information for an individual traveller now is the assigned terminal for their particular flight. Airlines' current flight notices should be checked during the transition.[1], [2]
