Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Hamad International Airport (HIA) sisebenzise irekhodi labagibeli abayizigidi eziyisi-8.8 ngekota yokuqala ka-2016, okwenza sibe yikota ematasa kakhulu yesikhumulo sezindiza kusukela savulwa ngoMeyi 2014. Isikhumulo sezindiza ngekota yokuqala ka-20.

Ngokuningiliziwe, i-HIA yayinabagibeli abayizi-8,867,971 abadlula emasangweni ayo ngekota yokuqala ka-2016, nerekhodi labagibeli abangu-3,089,826 abahamba, abafika futhi bedlula ngoJanuwari okuyisibalo esingenakuqhathaniswa senyanga eyodwa esikhumulweni sezindiza. Izinyanga zikaFebhuwari noMashi zazinokunyakaza kwabagibeli abayizi-2,722,867 kanye nezi-3,055,278 ngokulandelana. Isikhathi esifanayo ngo-2015 sabona abagibeli abayizi-7,360,145 abadabula i-HIA, kuhlanganisa nabagibeli abayizi-2,589,400 ngoJanuwari; abangu-2,285,221 2,485,524 XNUMX ngo-February; kanye nezi-XNUMX ngoMashi.

I-HIA iphinde yaba nokwanda okukhulu kokuhamba kwezindiza engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka wezi-2016 ngesamba esingu-58,288 ukunyakaza, okusho ukwanda ngamaphesenti angu-8.6 ekuthathweni kwezindiza nokufika esikhumulweni sezindiza, uma kuqhathaniswa nokunyakaza okungu-56,282 ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule. Inyanga kaJanuwari noFebhuwari ibone ukunyakaza kwezindiza eziyi-19,455 neziyi-18,511 ngokulandelana, kwalandelwa inyanga kaMashi nokunyakaza okungakaze kubonwe ngaphambili kwezindiza ezingama-20,322, okuyizinga eliphakeme kakhulu lesi sikhumulo esike saba nalo.

Impahla ethwala impahla ifinyelele amathani ayi-389,950 engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2016 namathani ayi-125,907 ezimpahla ezisingathwe ngoJanuwari, amathani ayi-122,227 ngoFebhuwari kanye namathani ayi-141,815 ngoMashi.

Isikhumulo sezindiza siqede unyaka owandulele ngenothi eliqinile njengoba sisingathe abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-30.9 kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuZibandlela wezi-2015. Sisingathe isamba esingamathani ayizigidi eziyi-1.4 ezimpahla kanye nokunyakaza kwezindiza eziyizi-212,252.

Ephawula ngezibalo zesikhumulo sezindiza eziphule amarekhodi, u-Engr. U-Badr Mohammed Al Meer, oyiChief Operating Officer esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Hamad International, uthe: “Ngokuvula inkundla D no-E e-HIA kanye nentuthuko yezobuchwepheshe eyenziwa kulesi sikhumulo, sisesimweni sokuphatha abagibeli abengeziwe, izindiza kanye ukunyakaza kwempahla kunanini ngaphambili. Silindele ukukhula okuqhubekayo kwezibalo kulo nyaka osele.”

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

“With the activation of concourses D and E at HIA as well as the technological advancements being implemented in the terminal, we are in a position to handle more passengers, aircraft and cargo movements than ever before.
In detail, HIA had 8,867,971 passengers pass through its gates during the first quarter of 2016, with a record 3,089,826 passengers departing, arriving and transiting in January which is an unsurpassed figure for a single month for the airport.
HIA also had a significant increase in aircraft movements in the first quarter of 2016 with a total of 58,288 movements, which represents an 8.