Saudi Gazette said test run of the new Prince Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah, which was to be carried out yesterday (Sunday), has been postponed by a week and will now be carried out next Sunday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced.
GACA said the experimental operation of the airport would be for a limited period of time until its formal launching.
It said plans for the experimental operation were postponed because of the sandstorm, which had affected air traffic at a number of domestic airports. "We want the test run to be a complete success," it said in a statement.
"The test run is aimed at assessing the readiness of all the systems, tools and organs as a prelude for the commercial operation of the airport.
“The airport will have an annual capacity of eight million passengers in the first phase of its development," GACA said.
A number of government and private bodies have already established their offices and branches at the airport as part of preparations for its official launching.
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