Two years before financial close and one year before the tender was announced, the Jordanian government adopted a comprehensive ten-year national agenda. It was an ambitious plan to build the country's economy through political and financial reforms, which included promoting partnerships between the public and private sectors and enabling the private sector to play a major role in the local economy. Development of physical infrastructure was a pillar of the agenda.

The aim to facilitate partnerships between public and private sectors combined with the physical infrastructure pillar facilitated the involvement of the private sector in driving the economy. The aviation sector was restructured by privatising the operation of airports and forming the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission. As a result, the Queen Alia International Airport PPP was planned and announced for tendering.