Jeddah airport Terminal 4 and the Hajj and Umrah Terminals Complex now handle every flight that used to leave from the old North Terminal. King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) said on its official X account that the transfer was complete from Saturday 17 October 2026, under a phased plan approved in advance.
If you are flying with a foreign airline out of Jeddah and your booking or your memory still says “North Terminal”, that information is out of date. Check your terminal before you set off.
What changed at Jeddah airport
The North Terminal no longer has passenger flights. Its airlines have been split between the new Terminal 4 and the Hajj and Umrah Terminals Complex, the airport announced on 16 October.
The move finishes a process that began on 27 September, when Terminal 4 opened in stages. Airlines were moved across in batches over the following weeks:
| Date | Airlines moved to Terminal 4 | Moved from |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September | Wizz Air, AJet, SalamAir | First phase |
| 28 September | Fly Jinnah | Hajj and Umrah Terminals (B3) |
| 28 September | Nesma Airlines | North Terminal |
| 29 September | Akasa Air | Hajj and Umrah Terminals (B3) |
| 1 October | SyrianAir, Pegasus | North Terminal |
| 3 October | Azerbaijan Airlines, Tunisair | North Terminal |
| 17 October | All remaining North Terminal flights | North Terminal, now to T4 or the Hajj and Umrah complex |
The airport has not published a full airline-by-airline list for the final step, so it has not said which remaining carriers went to Terminal 4 and which went to the Hajj and Umrah complex. It has also not said what will happen to the North Terminal building.
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Terminal 4 is the old South Terminal, rebuilt and brought back into service. It first opened in 1981 and closed to passengers in 2020, when its services moved to Terminal 1.
- Area: 97,000 square metres
- Capacity: up to 15 million passengers a year
- A dedicated group check-in area for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims
The aim, according to the airport, is to spread passenger traffic across its terminals and cope with demand. KAIA handled a record 53.4 million passengers in 2025 and is targeting more than 90 million a year by 2030.
Who is affected
Mainly passengers on the foreign airlines that used the North Terminal. The Terminal 4 plan covers all of those carriers, plus selected foreign airlines from Terminal 1 and the Hajj and Umrah terminals, so Umrah visitors and expats flying home on budget and regional airlines are the ones most likely to notice.
Relatives picking people up, drivers and taxi or ride-hailing users are affected too. In practice, the most common problem after a terminal change is not the traveller but the person waiting at the wrong arrivals hall.
What expats should do now
- Check your departure terminal before leaving home. Use the official King Abdulaziz International Airport website or your airline’s app, website or call centre. Do not rely on an old e-ticket printout.
- Tell whoever is collecting you. Send them the terminal for your arrival flight, not just “Jeddah airport”.
- Give yourself extra time. The first days after a move are when signage, drop-off points and staff routines are newest.
- Keep the airport’s official channels close. The terminal announcement came first on the KAIA X account, so follow it for further changes.
- Know your rights if a flight goes wrong. Delays, cancellations and denied boarding are covered by the GACA Passenger Rights Protection Regulations, whichever terminal you fly from.
What has not changed
Terminal 1 is still operating, and the airport has not announced changes for airlines there apart from the selected foreign carriers already named in the Terminal 4 plan. Your visa, exit re-entry and Jawazat procedures are the same in every terminal.
The short version: if your airline used the North Terminal, you are now flying from Terminal 4 or the Hajj and Umrah complex, and a two-minute check before you leave saves a long taxi ride across the airport.