Riyadh airport hosts 26 mln travellers in 2018: report

RIYADH, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of travellers to and from King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in the Saudi capital Riyadh hit 26 million in 2018, up 5.53 percent from 2017, an airport report said Tuesday.

The report, prepared by the Airport Council International (ACI), said an average of 72.932 travellers landed or departed from the airport on a daily basis in 2018.

In addition, 212.632 flights landed or departed from the airport in 2018, 1.46 percent higher than 2017, it added.