Hajj Flights A Year-Long Task For Flight-Support Firm ASM

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King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, features the Hajj Terminal—an open building using fiberglass and fabric tents suspended from tapering steel pylons which covers more area (40.5 hectares) than any roof in the world. It was built for Muslim pilgrims voyaging to Mecca for Hajj or Umrah.

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In the U.S., events that place the highest levels of demand on the business-aviation ecosystem are often associated with vacation, entertainment and the holidays—the Superbowl, say, Thanksgiving or the winter holiday season around Christmas. In the Arabian peninsula, it is a religious duty that...
Angus Batey

Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009, reporting on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.

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