UAE Air Traffic Data: Good Improvements in Airlines Traffic

There has been major increase in the airlines movement to the UAE. according to the data released by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) the total number of air traffic movements in the UAE in the year 2010 stood at 644457 which was 11.09 higher than the figure of 580,118  last year. This attest positively to the policies and reforms carried in the UAE aviation sites since last some years.



 There has been change in the daily average number of air traffic movements in 2010  to  1,766 per day, up 11.13 per cent when compared to the daily average number of 1,589 air traffic movements per day in 2009.
 According to the reports, the month of December witnessed the highest number of air traffic movements, which were 57,847, up 5.9 per cent, compared to 52,788 movements in December 2009 on Monthly basis.
 On the city basis, Dubai ranked first with around 3 Lakhs  air traffic movements, or almost 45.4 per cent of total UAE air traffic movements. Over flights stood next at 140,821, representing 21.85 per cent of overall  air traffic movements in UAE. Abu Dhabi ranked third with 94,796 air traffic movements, or 14.7 per cent of total air traffic movements. Sharjah was fourth with 64,189 air traffic movements, representing 9.96 per cent of total air traffic movements in the UAE in 2010. According to the report, local flights between UAE airports were in the fifth position with 42,812 movements, representing 6.6 per cent of total air traffic movements. Fujairah International Airport witnessed 4,578 movements, while Al Ain Airport and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport had 2,325 and 1,925 air traffic movements, respectively. The UAE's latest airport, Jebel Ali Airport, which started air-freight operations in June 2010, witnessed 349 movements. The four airports together represented 1.4 per cent of total UAE air traffic movements last year.

UAE in particular and Middle East region has seen unprecedented flow of Air traffic in recent Months on Account of Business, Holidays and Leisure travel.The Country has also seen emergence of one  some of the biggest airlines in the world such as Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways.

Top airlines in Middle East

Middle East region, especially the Gulf is the place to be for the aviation sector. Booming economy and investment in infrastructure sector has fueled the growth of airlines sector as well.This is also due to the fact that there has been huge growth in the native visitors visiting outside the country for leisure as well as Business tours. Besides the fact that most of the population in some countries such as UAE are migratory, also contribute to the airline travel growth.

Herein, i list the top airlines in the Middle east region in terms of services offered, connectivity with the important regions in the middle east, customer care and ratings by the Customers/air travelers.



1.Emirates airlines: Dubai based Emirate airlines is already the largest airlines in the world in terms of passengers carried as well as the size of its fleet. With many more air carriers in line the airlines is set to emerge a major player in the global aviation industry. Emirates airlines connects most of the cities in the middle east region and UAE providing air services to the most of important international cities. Rated high by the consumers and passengers, the airlines has received many international awards for offering top of the line customer experience.


2.Etihad Airways:The state owned airlines of UAE, Etihad airways ahs more than 150 flights daily both domestic as well as to more than 50 international cities. One of the preferred airlines by the customers and has codeshare agreement with more than 10 other airlines for smooth customer experience. The airlines has received multiple awards for customer handling.




3.Air Arabia: Having its headquarters in Sharjah, Air Arabia is one of the biggest airlines in the Middleeast region and connects all major cities in UAE Saudi Arabia. Besides the airlines operates though its subsidiaries in Countries line Jorda, Egypt and Morocco thereby making it the most important airlines for the middle east region. The airlines also has a base in Nepal and operates thorough Fly Yeti. The airlines has fleet size of more than 22 air carriers.




4.Gulf air: Offering its service to more than 45 International destination accross countries in Asia, Africa and Europe Gulf air is one of the most trusted airlines in the Middle Est region. Formed in late 1940s the airlines has further expanded itself in terms of service agreement by having codeshare agreements with major airlines in Europe and Asia. The Airlines is based out of Bahrain and head Quartered at Muharraq city.




5.Kuwait Airways:The national carrier of Kuwait, Kuwait airways was formed in 1954 to connect major cities within Kuwait. But soon the airlines expanded to caters to other cities in the Middle east and International cities. The ailrines has alo entered into codeshares with many airlines auch as Jet Airways of India.




6.Egypt air: A member of the starallinace and Skyscanner, Egypt air caters to more than 75 destinations primarily focusing on the domestic market though also flying to international destinations.The airlines is headquartered n Cairo.The airlines has many holding companies such as EGYPT air cargo and Egypt air Medical.



7. Oman Air: The national airlines of Oman, Oman air ias baed out of Muscat and serves more than 37 international and domestic destinations and numbering more than 270 flights per week. The airlines has Code share agreements with other airlines as well as Frequent flyer and cheap Airlines Booking program and .