Saudi Arabia plans six-runway aviation hub

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans to transform Riyadh Airport into a massive aviation hub with six parallel runways and designed to accommodate up to 120 million travellers by 2030, state news agency SPA reported.

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, will build King Salman International Airport, which should stretch over 57 square kilometres and include current King Khaled

Airport, SPA said. Aviation is part of a government strategy to become a global transportation and logistics hub by 2030, with Riyadh Airport as the operation base of a brand new airline.