OAG: Dubai International has increased its capacity by 28%

5.7 million seats on flights at the country's airports last July

The levels of the number of scheduled seats on international flights at the country's airports have witnessed a remarkable growth since the beginning of 2022. Archive

 OAG International, a provider of airport and airline data, revealed that airlines operating in UAE airports occupied 5.7 million scheduled seats in one direction last July, compared to about five million seats in the previous June, with a growth rate of about 15%. .

Data from the corporation, obtained by "Emirates Today", showed that the levels of the number of seats scheduled on international flights at the country's airports have witnessed a remarkable growth since the beginning of this year, but it was shown that it was less by about 16% during July 2022, compared to the same period in 2018. 2019, i.e. before the “Covid-19” pandemic, pointing out that the country’s airports recovered about 84% of their capacity, compared to pre-pandemic rates.

The Corporation indicated that the country's airports accounted for more than 28.5% of the total seat capacity occupied by airlines operating in airports in the Middle East, which recorded a capacity of about 20 million last July, noting that the UAE occupies the first place in terms of seat capacity over Trips in the Middle East, followed by the Saudi market.

OAG stated that more airlines operated additional flights to and from the country's airports, as well as the opening of new destinations in various markets, with the introduction of more wide-body aircraft into service.

She pointed out that nine airlines started operating just under 1,000 flights on the A380, with Emirates Airlines - the largest operator of this giant plane - acquiring 70% of them.

The Corporation explained that Dubai International Airport increased its capacity by 28 percent during last July, compared to the previous June, which contributed to raising the levels of growth.

She pointed out that Dubai Airport retained the first position, as the largest international airport in the seat capacity scheduled on international flights during July, pointing out that "Dubai International" continued its strong performance, to be ranked second globally in the total seat capacity on flights (international and domestic) together. After Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in the United States.

In addition, the OAG Corporation said that airlines operating at Emirates airports will occupy - during this week, which began on August 1, - about 1.27 million seats in one direction.

Globally, the corporation reported that airlines will occupy about half a million additional seats this week, starting from the first of August, to raise the global capacity to more than 102 million in conjunction with the peak of the holiday season this year, explaining that this means a noticeable increase in seats by 25% compared to Same period last year in the first week of August 2021, and 14% below 2019 levels.

"We are getting closer than ever to pre-pandemic levels, and looking ahead, it appears that capacity will exceed 100 million for the rest of the month," the foundation added.

She pointed out that the future capacity until the end of October appears optimistic, which confirms this positive feeling in most markets around the world, indicating that future indicators indicate that the industry will remain above the 100 million weekly seat index at least until the end of August.

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One million seats on flights in the Emirates this week.

The country's airports have regained about 84% of their capacity compared to pre-pandemic rates.

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