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STATS: Air Capacity Data - Saudi Arabia

By Richard Maslen
16 February 2012 10:44

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 -

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

Rank Airport Weekly Weekly %

Departures Seats Capacity

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1 Riyadh King Khaled International (RUH) 683 118,898 29.9 %

2 Jeddah King Abdulaziz International 621 109,991 27.7 %

(JED)

3 Madinah Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz 228 39,616 10.0 %

(MED)

4 Dammam King Fahd International 235 36,572 9.2 %

(DMM)

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 -

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 %

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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 -

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

Rank Airport Weekly Weekly %

Departures Seats Capacity

1 Jeddah King Abdulaziz International 682 154,039 31.8 %

(JED)

2 Riyadh King Khaled International (RUH) 553 116,871 7.2 %

3 Dammam King Fahd International 263 45,286 6.0 %

(DMM)

4 Madinah Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz 74 16,564 3.6 %

(MED)

5 Buraidah Gassim Regional (ELQ) 18 2,860 3.5 %

(Others) 42 6,081 1.8 %

TOTAL 1,632 341,701 -

TOP TEN OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA

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

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Rank Airport Weekly Weekly %

Departures 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 29 11,116 3.3 %

(CGK)

9 Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International 54 10,916 3.2 %

(BOM)

10 Sharjah International (SHJ) 63 9,601 2.8 %

(Others) 799 166,984 48.9 %

TOTAL 1,632 341,701 -

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