Many airports around the world have very strict policies about luggage. And this Saudi Airport is no different. After careful examination of passengers’ behaviour during travel, the airport has prohibited certain items. A list of luggage items that won’t be allowed to pass through gates is mentioned below. Have a look!
Prohibited Items You Should Check Before Stepping At King Abdulaziz International Airport
Dear passenger
Get to know the Banned baggage to
ease your travel procedures
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King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) issues a notice regarding the prohibition on several items in luggage.
King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah has advised visitors to refrain from bringing any unapproved baggage. All these efforts have been made in order to streamline the travel process in Saudi Arabia.
The airport specified that spherical, disorganised, or cloth-wrapped luggage as well as suitcases tied with ropes are not permitted. Long-strapped bags, fabric carriers, and objects with unusual weights are all examples of prohibited baggage.
The airport informed the update of these items through an infographic posted on its Twitter account.
List Of Banned Items:
1. Rope-tied bags
2. Bags wrapped in clothes
3. Bags with no specific shape or round bags
4. Cloth Bags
5. Bags with long straps
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Dear Passenger ..✈️
To ease your travel procedures 💼
And save your time 🕞
Follow the instructions #ItsAnHonorToServeYou pic.twitter.com/8TRMsymhUm— مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي (@KAIAirport) April 22, 2023
In order to speed up the check-in process, the airport management has also advised travellers to make sure their luggage fits within the weight restrictions listed on their tickets. Print electronic boarding passes before heading to the airport.
The airport informed the travellers to bring their passport or other photo identification and show up at the airport two hours before takeoff for domestic flights and three hours before takeoff for international flights.
Do you know KAIA airport is the main hub for international visitors to the nation?
Additionally, the airport serves as the entrance to Mecca, providing entry to the Grand Mosque for tourists and Umrah performers. The Pilgrims Hall, which has a 465,000 m2 floor area, is the fourth-largest passenger terminal in the world and is located at the airport. The airport, one of the biggest in the world, started running a handful of domestic flights in 2019.
It serves as the most significant airport in the region and major airlines of Saudi operations primarily from here.
So if you are planning to travel to Saudi soon, you now are aware of packing your bags. We don’t want you to feel helpless after reaching the airport.
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