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5.8 million seats on flights at the country's airports during August

The Emirates accounted for the bulk of the scheduled seat capacity of airlines in the region.

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OAG International, a provider of airport and airline data, revealed that airlines operating in the UAE airports occupied about 5.8 million scheduled seats in one direction last August, compared to about 5.7 million seats in July and five million seats in the previous June. Pointing to the continuous recovery of the air transport sector in the UAE market.

Data from the corporation, a copy of which was 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.

She explained that the airlines operating in the UAE airports will occupy about 1.29 million seats on international flights departing during the current week, which began on August 30, compared to 1.32 million seats in the previous week, noting that the air carriers at the country's airports have recovered about 85.1% of their capacity. compared to pre-pandemic levels.

The Corporation's data revealed 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, pointing to the introduction of Emirates Airlines for more A380 aircraft. The giant aircraft for service, as the carrier - the largest operator of this giant aircraft - acquired the largest part of the seat capacity of this aircraft globally.

According to the Corporation’s data, seat capacity for the current week increased by 72.3% compared to the levels of the same period in 2021, as airlines occupied 751,000 seats per week, but it is still less by 14.9%, only compared to pre-pandemic levels, with air carriers operating about 1.5 million. seat.

And the UAE ranked among the top 20 air transport markets in the world in terms of scheduled seat capacity on flights at its international airports (number of seats) and the fastest recovering market from the crisis.

OAG pointed out that the UAE has acquired the largest part of the scheduled seat capacity for airlines in the Middle East, which is scheduled to occupy about 4.56 million seats this week, compared to 4.66 million seats last week, a growth of 50.5% over The same week last year, indicating that the UAE market accounts for about 28.5% of the total volume of capacity operated by airlines in the region.

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OAG International, a provider of airport and airline data, reported that although the capacity of global airlines is still above 100 million seats per week, this week is likely to be the last for these levels, especially as the end of the year approaches. Summer and the return of schools, pointing out that international airlines removed about four million seats from operating programs for this week.

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One million seats occupied by airlines at UAE airports on departing flights within a week.

The UAE is among the top 20 air transport markets in the world in terms of scheduled seat capacity.

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