Saudi transport minister inspects services, operational plans at King Abdulaziz Airport

Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser visits King Abdulaziz Airport facilities in Jeddah. (SPA)
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Updated 31 March 2023
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Saudi transport minister inspects services, operational plans at King Abdulaziz Airport

  • The minister toured the screening points that were equipped by Jeddah Airports Company to regulate the entry of Umrah buses to the terminal facilities

JEDDAH: Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, who is also chairman of the board of directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, accompanied by Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, head of GACA, and number of senior officials, inspected the facilities and services at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

Al-Jasser checked the smooth flow of passengers and the progress of work to ensure it was in line with the approved operational plan during the current Umrah season.

The minister toured the screening points that were equipped by Jeddah Airports Company to regulate the entry of Umrah buses to the terminal facilities. He was also briefed on the work and tasks carried out by the team in charge of the control and rapid intervention room.

Al-Jasser also inspected the control center, the passports and security procedures area, and the travel check-in area, and was briefed on the system for receiving pilgrims.

He was given a visual presentation on the operational plans implemented by Jeddah Airports with the participation of more than 27 governmental, security and operational agencies.

 


KSrelief clinic helps displaced people in Yemen

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KSrelief clinic helps displaced people in Yemen

  • Of those, 24 were treated at the communicable disease control clinic, 10 at the emergency clinic, 21 at the internal medicine clinic, three at the reproductive health clinic and 13 at the awareness and health education section

HAJJAH: Scores of internally displaced people in Yemen have received healthcare services at a mobile clinic operated by Saudi aid agency KSrelief.

From Dec. 10-16, 71 people visited the facility at Waalan Camp in Hajjah governorate. Of those, 24 were treated at the communicable disease control clinic, 10 at the emergency clinic, 21 at the internal medicine clinic, three at the reproductive health clinic and 13 at the awareness and health education section.

An additional 58 patients visited the nursing services section, while medications were dispensed to a further 58. One person visited the surgery and wound care clinic.

The facility is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing efforts to provide humanitarian and medical assistance to those affected by the conflict in Yemen.