Which Middle Eastern Country Has Most Airline Capacity?

• Qatar is experiencing the fastest growth amongst the Top 10 Countries in the region this month, with an increase of 19% in seats.
• The biggest volume growth is in the UAE, which is the largest market and has seen growth of 12% this month, translating to almost 800,000 additional seats this month on last month.
• Israel capacity is down by 45% this month compared to last month, with capacity down to 766,000 from 1.4m last May, continuing the trend of recent months. 

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Which is the biggest Middle Eastern airline?

• FlyNAS has seen the biggest increase in capacity this month, with an increase of 28.5% on last May, whilst Saudia who are more than twice their size, grew slower, with an increase of 6.4%.  
• In the UAE, Emirates remains the biggest carrier in the region, but capacity growth remains steady at 3.3%. Etihad, meanwhile has also added significant capacity this month with an increase of 26.6% on last May.  
• Strong growth too from Qatar, with 17.6% more seats than last May, pushing them above Saudia this month into 2nd largest in the region, by just 12,700 seats.