Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is set to issue a request for proposal (RFP) in February to award the second cargo operator’s licence at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, said a report.

This is part of its efforts to improve the services at the Kingdom’s airports, to open the country’s doors to foreign investors in accordance with the Saudi Vision 2030m, reported Arab News, citing a GACA official.

"It is a step in the right direction. The bidding would be open to all international air cargo companies, he added," stated Abdulrahman Al Mubarak, director of the Cargo Concessions Department for the Kingdom’s airports.

The RFP is being launched in February next year so as to ensure that all joint-stock companies, interested in the project, have enough time to work on their proposals, stated Al Mubarak.

GACA, he stated, was working to improve logistic services and the overall performance of Kingdom’s airports to achieve the goals set in the Saudi Vision 2030.

The Cargo Village at King Khalid International Airport would provide world-class logistic services, it added.