Transport
From The Report: Jordan 2014
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Jordan’s transport sector remains a major source of employment, currently providing jobs for approximately 10% of the county’s workforce. While the volatility of energy supplies, particularly natural gas from Egypt since 2011, continues to pose a challenge to the sector, plans for a new national rail network, including a line connecting Iraq with the Port of Aqaba, hope to address this. Moreover, the national railway project will allow Jordan to remain competitive in Iraqi transport markets while also boosting tourism to the kingdom. King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba recently unveiled a new arrivals wing which, along with the port complex, is part of a wider tourism push that is driving local economic activity.

This chapter contains an interview with Kjeld Binger, CEO, Airport International Group.

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Overview

Upgrading road, rail and air networks to benefit from a strategic regional location
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Given Jordan’s strategically important location at the crossroads of the Middle East, the country’s transport sector is well placed to become one of the most competitive in the region. With more free trade agreements than any of its neighbours, the sector has continued to show growth over the past year despite ongoing regional instability. At the centre of Jordan’s advanced transport infrastructure is the kingdom’s well developed road network, which was estimated to have carried 3.6% more…

Interview

OBG talks to Kjeld Binger, CEO, Airport International Group
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Interivew:Kjeld Binger What impact will Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) upgrades have on the Jordanian aviation industry in the context of the wider region? KJELD BINGER: Over the past 25 years, airport infrastructure throughout the world has gone through a paradigm shift, from state-backed projects to a stronger emphasis on privatisation, leading to higher levels of efficiency as well as greater profits. While Jordan has a long aviation history, it presents us with an interesting…

Analysis

Airport renovations aim to boost the aviation sector
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Jordan’s aviation market occupies a medium-sized position within the Middle East. While not quite on par with the rapid increase in international routes that has boosted air travel to Gulf countries like Qatar and the UAE, the kingdom’s airports have nevertheless seen steady passenger growth in recent decades, averaging 9.7% per year between 2006 and 2011. Thanks to the waves of immigrants from Iraq and Syria, as well as Palestinians who use Jordan as their international air gateway, Queen Alia…