OAG: the highest since the start of the pandemic... and Dubai Airport continues to lead globally

Air carriers in Dubai International add 325,000 seats in December

The total number of scheduled seats for airlines in Dubai International reached 4.55 million in December.

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Data published by OAG International, which provides data for airports and airlines, showed that air carriers operating at Dubai International Airport added more than 325,000 scheduled seats to their flights during this December, compared to last November, the highest since the start of the “Covid” pandemic. -19”, within one month.

According to the Corporation's data, Dubai International Airport recorded the highest growth rate in the list of the top 10 airports in the number of international passengers around the world, noting that the total number of scheduled seats for airlines in Dubai International reached more than 4.55 million seats in December, compared to 4.23. million seats last November.

The Corporation stated that Dubai International Airport still ranks first in seat capacity on scheduled international flights this December, as Dubai Airport continued to record continuous growth rates over the past months in the number of seats occupied by various airlines at the airport, with the continuous increase in the number of flights. flights, and more airlines resume operations at the airport.

According to the data, Dubai International Airport continued its strong performance, ranking second in the world, in total seat capacity on both "international and domestic" flights, after the American "Hartsfield Atlanta" airport.

The total seat capacity on "international and domestic" flights together at Dubai International Airport this December was about 4.55 million seats, compared to about 4.6 million seats for "Hartsfield Atlanta Airport", followed by Tokyo International Airport, with 4.1 million seats, and "London Heathrow" in Fourth place with 3.7 million seats, followed by Dulles Airport in fifth place with 3.6 million seats.

In light of this significant increase, Dubai International Airport approached the American "Hartsfield Atlanta" airport, which ranks first in total domestic and international capacity.

It is noteworthy that the largest part of the seat capacity at Hartsfield Airport is for seats on domestic flights.

Dubai International Airport acquired two of the largest flight paths for international flights in the world, and the total capacity between the Dubai and Riyadh routes in December reached 316,000 seats, and Dubai and Jeddah had 262,000 seats.

In terms of capacity to and from the Middle East as a whole, Dubai International Airport accounted for 7 of the 10 busiest air routes in terms of seat capacity on international flights, including Dubai Riyadh, Dubai Jeddah, Dubai London, and Dubai. Dubai Bombay, Dubai Kuwait, Dubai Delhi, Dubai Bahrain.

And the latest data on the Dubai Airports website showed that the total number of destinations directly served by air carriers operating at Dubai International Airport currently reached 213 destinations in 96 countries in the six continents of the world, as of the beginning of this December, at a time when it is currently operating at the airport. 85 international airlines.

According to data monitored by «Emirates Today», Dubai International Airport has recovered more than 91% of destinations, and has exceeded pre-pandemic levels «Covid-19» in relation to the network of connections with the countries of the world, which reached 102%, with the addition of new destinations, as well as 113% growth in the number of airlines.

More international air carriers continue to resume their operations through Dubai International Airport, at a time when data issued by "Emirates Airlines" and "Fly Dubai" showed a continuous increase in the number of passenger destinations within the two carriers' network, with the resumption of their flights to more international destinations on continents. The six worlds, as well as adding new destinations to their global network since the start of the "Covid-19" pandemic.

And Dubai Airports announced its expectations about passenger traffic by the end of the current year 2022, to reach 64.3 million passengers through Dubai International Airport, in light of indicators of exceptional performance achieved by the airport during the third quarter of this year, in addition to the expected growth in the number of passengers during the three months. Last.

Double increase

Dubai International Airport recorded a double increase in the number of passengers during the third quarter of this year, bringing the total number of passengers to 18,455,938 passengers during that period, and thus receiving about 46,340,826 passengers from January to September 2022, an increase of 167.9% on an annual basis.

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