Seating capacity of airlines on UAE routes up by 67% in 2022

Thursday, December 22, 2022

With the recovery in aviation continuing at a steady pace, airlines on the UAE routes witnessed year-on-year growth in 2022 in the scheduled seating capacity.

Scheduled seating capacity reached 63.89 million this year as against 38.16 million last year, up by 67.4 per cent, as per the latest data released by global travel data provider OAG. When compared with 2020, the seating capacity has almost doubled from 32.28 million to 63.78 million, an increase of 97.6 per cent.

When compared to the pre-pandemic year, the seating capacity is still 15.9 per cent below the 2019 level when airlines’ seating capacity on the UAE route reached 75.78 million.

“The growth in passenger traffic has been terrific throughout the year and continues to exceed our expectations by a margin. While we are thrilled with the numbers, what really gives us immense satisfaction is how the airport community is working together like a well-oiled machine to keep raising the bar on service quality,” Khaleej Times quoted Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, as saying.

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