RAITH: Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority has announced plans to develop a framework to make foreign travel more convenient.

According to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia, the initiative aims to unify procedures to make international travel work easier by creating a single digital source that provides the most up-to-date information and developments, as well as identifying entry requirements for all participating countries.

According to reports, the plan was emphasised during the beginning of GACA's three-day Future Aviation Forum.GACA President Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej said that the pandemic has highlighted  the low level of coordination among countries.

Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser announced during the summit that the kingdom will invest more than USD100 billion in the transportation and logistics sector.By 2030, it aims to convey over 300 million passengers and five million tonnes of cargo to 250 destinations throughout the world, he said. A total of 60 countries with more than 2,000 participants are attending in the forum.

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