The UAE ranked first regionally and 18th globally in the volume of scheduled seat capacity for flights through the country's airports in July 2023, according to a report by OAG, which specializes in aviation data.
This increase coincided with active travel during the summer due to the school holidays and the increased demand for leisure travel or visiting family and relatives, which prompted national and foreign airlines to increase the number of flights to and from UAE airports.
According to the data, the scheduled seat capacity at UAE airports increased by 3.2 per cent, reaching 6.84 million seats during July 2023, compared to July 2019 (pre-pandemic levels), which recorded 6.62 million seats, an increase of about 212,000 scheduled seats.
Source (Alkhaleej Emirati Newspaper, Edited)
