JEDDAH: The total number of passengers departing and arriving at King Khalid International Airport exceeded 26 million passengers in 2018, recording a growth rate of 5.53 percent compared to 2017, with a daily rate of 72,932 passengers, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The total number of passengers in 2018 on internal flights increased by 8.39 percent and for those on international flights by 2.21 percent, compared to 2017. The total number of flights reached in 2018 was 212,632, recording a growth of 1.46 percent compared to 2017 at a daily rate of 583 trips. The rate of international flights increased by 3.43 percent compared to the same period last year.