National airlines, Emirates, Etihad, Flydubai and Air Arabia, have a total of 39,762 flights, according to data from the International Airport and Airline Data Provider (OAG). During August, compared to 39,525 flights in the previous July, a growth rate of 1.3%, explaining that the average number of flights carried by these carriers reached 1282 flights per day.
The statistics, which obtained by Emirates Today, showed that Emirates operated 16,695 flights in August 2018, accounting for 42% of total flights, followed by Etihad with 8,130 flights. Flydubai operated 6,133 flights, while Air Arabia has a total of 8,804 regular flights from its hubs in Sharjah, Egypt and Morocco.
OAG data revealed that the total number of regular flights to the departure airports from the UAE's main airports reached 25,270 flights in August compared to 24,934 flights in July, a growth rate of 1.35%. .
The total number of flights departing from Dubai International Airport is 16,999 flights, compared to 5,318 departures from Abu Dhabi International Airport, while the number of flights departing from Sharjah Airport is 3853 flights.
According to the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), national airline flights currently enable passengers to reach anywhere in the world via UAE airports with at least one or two points.
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A trip departing from
Dubai airport during August.