Low-Cost carriers to boost Middle East aviation market
- Low-cost carriers share of total seat capacity across Middle East increased from 14.9% in 2018 to 16.5% in 2019
- Aviation to feature heavily in Arabian Travel Market programme, including a keynote from Emirates’ President Sir Tim Clark
Low-Cost Carriers (LCC) are driving growth in the Middle East aviation market, recording a 9.3% increase in seat capacity in 2019, according to CAPA Centre for Aviation. Indeed, LCC’s share of total seat capacity across the Middle East increased from 14.9% in 2018 to 16.5% in 2019, with a larger share of the region’s airline passengers now opting to fly with no-thrills airlines in more modest and affordable cabin surroundings.
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