According to Arabian Business, Saudi Arabia has overtaken the UAE in total airline capacity, marking a shift in the regional balance of scheduled seats.
The report said Saudia is closing the gap on Emirates as Saudi national carriers expand at a faster pace than their UAE counterparts. It framed the change as part of broader growth in Gulf aviation capacity, with Saudi operators taking a larger share of the market.
The article did not provide a full carrier-by-carrier breakdown in the available report, but it presented the Saudi market’s rise as significant enough to move ahead of the UAE on overall capacity.
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