Logo of Cluster 2 Co.
Cluster 2 Co. reported the highest number of passengers during the first half of 2024, with 16% year-on-year (YoY) growth to 8.5 million passengers, with the number of flights 11% YoY to 74,800.
Launched on Jan. 1, 2022, the company operates and develops the Kingdom's local, regional and tourist airports. It manages and operates 22 airports across Saudi Arabia to achieve the Kingdom’s tourism goals and contribute to the aviation sector’s development.
The airports managed and operated by the company include: Among the airports managed and operated by Cluster 2 are AlUla International Airport, Najran International Airport, Bisha Domestic Airport, Arar Domestic Airport, Sharurah Domestic Airport, Gurayat Domestic Airport, Jazan's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport, and King Saud bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport, Hail International Airport, NEOM Bay Airport, Taif International Airport, Abha International Airport, Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Qassim, Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Tabuk Airport, Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz Yanbu Airport, Al Wajh Domestic Airport, Dawadimi Airport, Rafhaa Airport, Al-Jouf International Airport, Tarif Airport, Wadi Al-Dawasir Airport and Rabigh Airport.
In its H1 2024 operational performance report, Cluster 2 clarified the development in the number of flights and passengers in the six-month period, as follows:
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Development in Number of Flights & Passengers in H1 2024 |
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H1 2024 |
Change (%) |
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Number of flights (‘000) |
74.8 |
11% |
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Number of passengers (mln) |
8.5 |
16% |
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The company stated that Najran International Airport recorded the highest number of flights in H1 2024, at 34.5%, followed by Prince Sultan International Airport in Tabuk (15.8%), then Arar Airport (6.8%), as shown in the following table:
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Airports with Highest Increase in Number of Flights in H1 2024 |
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Airport |
Nnumber of flights (‘000) |
Change (%) |
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Najran International Airport |
4.1 |
34.5% |
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Prince Sultan International Airport in Tabuk |
9.6 |
15.8% |
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Arar Airport |
1.7 |
6.8% |
The company added that Neom Bay International Airport recorded the highest increase in the number of passengers in H1 2024, at 70%, followed by Najran International Airport (38.3%), then Prince Sultan International Airport in Tabuk (23.3%), as shown in the table below:
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Airports with Highest Increase in Number of Passengers in H1 2024 |
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Airport |
Number of passengers (‘000) |
Change (%) |
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Neom Bay International Airport |
106 |
70.0% |
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Najran International Airport |
515 |
38.3% |
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Prince Sultan International Airport in Tabuk |
1200 |
23.3% |
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AlUla International Airport |
118 |
21.0% |
Cluster 2 indicated that more than six new destinations were launched, namely (Najran-Cairo, Aldawani-Riyadh, Al-Jouf-Dubai, Rafhaa-Jeddah, Qassim-Abu Dhabi, and Jazan-Sharjah), via Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Flydubai and Saudi Airlines.
Cluster 2 is a subsidiary of Matarat Holding Co., which was established on April 13, 2013, and manages and operates 27 airports across the Kingdom, according to data compiled by Argaam.
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