Gallery: Exclusive look inside Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport new terminal

A model in the media center shows the size of the new terminal. The master plan was inaugurated in 2005.

On the way to the terminal. The building in front will become a high-speed railway station.

Phase one of the new terminal offers a capacity of 30 million passengers; phase 2, 45 million by 2025; and phase 3, 80 million passengers by 2035.

Arriving in front of the terminal.Total investment is around $7 billion.

Details of the stylish entry doors to the departure hall.

The terminal has a total floor area of more than 810,000 sq meters in phase 1.

The terminal will have 220 check-in desks and 80 self-service kiosks.

Signage to one of the check-in zones.

The new facility allows home-based carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines to offer efficient and comfortable hub-transfer operations.

A look to the future immigration departure site.

Huge baggage carousels.

The high-speed railway station is located opposite the terminal, a short walking distance. There will be six platforms.

ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann onsite with Saudi Arabian Airlines external communications advisor Christine Sarkis and Mr. Makki.

There will be 94 gates available for domestic and international operations. Forty-seven gates will have airbridges to the terminal building, four of which will serve code F aircraft, including Airbus A380s and Boeing 747-8Is.

Inside view of an international departure gate area.

Apron total area is 1.5 million square meters.