SHAREShare on Facebook SHAREShare on Twitter TWEETPin to Pinterest PINLink Saudi Arabia plans to build a huge new airport, able to handle up to 185 million travellers by 2050. Plans for the new King Salman International Airport, located in the capital of Riyadh, were announced by the kingdom's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported. See Also Saudi Arabia travel guideThe airport, set to be built by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, would be built on the site of the city's current airport, King Khalid International Airport. Saudi Arabia has an ambitious goal to attract 100 million visitors a year by 2030, as the country seeks to diversify its economy away from oil. Stuff.co.nzSee also: I visited Saudi Arabia as a solo female tourist.

Source: Stuff November 29, 2022 22:33 UTC