STATS: Air Capacity Data - Saudi Arabia

Every week The HUB will provide some statistics highlighting airline and airport activity in individual domestic markets, regional capacity within continents and traffic between particular parts of the world. All the data shows weekly flight capacity for the week commencing February 14, 2012.

DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA

DOMESTIC AIR CAPACITY IN SAUDI ARABIA (non-stop weekly departures)

Rank

Airline

Weekly Flights

Weekly Seats

% Capacity

1

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV)

2,262

367,869

92.6 %

2

Nas Air (XY)

170

20,504

5.2 %

3

BMI British Midland International (BD)

12

2,928

0.7 %

4

Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG)

5

2,115

0.5 %

5

Lufthansa (LH)

6

1,656

0.4 %

(Others)

6

2,018

0.5 %

TOTAL

2,461

397,090

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DOMESTIC AIR CAPACITY IN SAUDI ARABIA (non-stop weekly departures)

Rank

Airport

Weekly Departures

Weekly Seats

% Capacity

1

Riyadh King Khaled International (RUH)

683

118,898

29.9 %

2

Jeddah King Abdulaziz International (JED)

621

109,991

27.7 %

3

Madinah Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz (MED)

228

39,616

10.0 %

4

Dammam King Fahd International (DMM)

235

36,572

9.2 %

5

Abha (AHB)

151

22,968

5.8 %

6

Jazan (GIZ)

75

11,403

2.9 %

7

Tabuk (TUU)

70

9,709

2.4 %

8

Nejran (EAM)

54

6,324

1.6 %

9

Buraidah Gassim Regional (ELQ)

46

6,040

1.5 %

10

Hail (HAS)

39

5,749

1.4 %

(Others)

259

29,820

7.5%

TOTAL

2,461

397,090

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INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES FROM SAUDI ARABIA

INTERNATIONAL AIR CAPACITY FROM SAUDI ARABIA (non-stop weekly departures)

Rank

Airline

Weekly Flights

Weekly Seats

% Capacity

1

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV)

472

108,812

31.8 %

2

Egypt Air (MS)

105

24,560

7.2 %

3

Nas Air (XY)

155

20,516

6.0 %

4

Air India (AI)

48

12,463

3.6 %

5

Turkish Airlines (TK)

53

11,997

3.5 %

6

Pakistan International Airlines (PK)

33

10,791

3.2 %

7

Gulf Air (GF)

55

10,282

3.0 %

8

Emirates Airline (EK)

42

10,274

3.0 %

9

Qatar Airways (QR)

60

10,220

3.0 %

10

Lufthansa (LH)

35

9,196

2.7 %

(Others)

574

112,590

32.9 %

TOTAL

1,632

341,701

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INTERNATIONAL AIR CAPACITY FROM SAUDI ARABIA (non-stop weekly departures)

Rank

Airport

Weekly Departures

Weekly Seats

% Capacity

1

Jeddah King Abdulaziz International (JED)

682

154,039

31.8 %

2

Riyadh King Khaled International (RUH)

553

116,871

7.2 %

3

Dammam King Fahd International (DMM)

263

45,286

6.0 %

4

Madinah Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz (MED)

74

16,564

3.6 %

5

Buraidah Gassim Regional (ELQ)

18

2,860

3.5 %

(Others)

42

6,081

1.8 %

TOTAL

1,632

341,701

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TOP TEN OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA

TOP INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FROM SAUDI ARABIA (non-stop weekly departures)

Rank

Airport

Weekly Departures

Weekly Seats

% Capacity

1

Cairo International (CAI)

171

40,908

12.0 %

2

Dubai International (DXB)

182

36,503

10.7 %

3

Bahrain International (BAH)

82

13,908

4.1 %

4

Abu Dhabi International (AUH)

69

13,450

3.9 %

5

Doha International (DOH)

80

13,328

3.9 %

6

Istanbul Ataturk (IST)

55

12,819

3.8 %

7

Khartoum Civil Airport (KRT)

48

12,168

3.6 %

8

Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International (CGK)

29

11,116

3.3 %

9

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International (BOM)

54

10,916

3.2 %

10

Sharjah International (SHJ)

63

9,601

2.8 %

(Others)

799

166,984

48.9 %

TOTAL

1,632

341,701

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