Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah have provided a total of 74,502,390 scheduled seats on international departures only this year, according to OAG International, a provider of airport and airline data.
According to data sent by OAG to Emirates Today, the three UAE airports: Dubai International, Abu Dhabi International and Sharjah International accounted for 45.43% of the seat capacity on international departures available The top 10 Arab airports listed by the company in its annual list.
The 10 largest airports in the Arab region, listed by OAG as one of the top 100 international airports in 2019, provided 164 million seats scheduled for international flights departing from the UAE. International air transport hubs and the continued growth of national airline carriers.
Emirati progress
Dubai International Airport ranked first in the world and the Arab world in the annual list, with the total scheduled seat capacity at Dubai International Airport, between January 1 and the end of December 2019, to 54 million and 169 thousand and 79 seats, on international flights only, to lead This is the list of the world's largest airports in terms of seat capacity.
Abu Dhabi International Airport was ranked fourth in the Arab world and 41 globally, with 13,510,330 seats, while Sharjah International Airport ranked ninth in the Arab world and 93 globally, with 6,822,981 seats.
Seat Capacity «Arab»
In the Arab world, the total available seat capacity on international flights departing at Jeddah airport was 15.2 million, ranking third in the Arab world and 34 globally, while the total scheduled seat capacity at Cairo International Airport was about 11.4 million seats. Kuwait International Airport, in turn, recorded about 11 million seats scheduled, while the seat capacity at Muscat International Airport about 9.9 million seats. The total seat capacity on international flights at Riyadh International Airport reached 8.3 million seats, while Bahrain International Airport recorded more than 6.7 million scheduled seats.
International travelers
Dubai International Airport retained its position as the world's largest airport for the fifth consecutive year, with the number of passengers using the airport rising to 89.1 million in 2018. The airport has a capacity of more than 90 million, and Dubai Airports is working on a plan DXB Plus has increased its capacity to 118 million passengers by 2023.
Abu Dhabi International Airport received more than 22.3 million passengers in 2018, while Sharjah International Airport achieved a new number in terms of passenger numbers.In 2018, it increased by 6% to reach 12.04 million passengers, compared to 11.36 million passengers in 2018. The Sharjah Airport Authority recently launched a AED 1.5 billion expansion plan for the airport.