Middle East second-tier airports in focus: Growth behind the major hubs

Much attention is often focused on the Middle East’s larger airports, including those at Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Islamabad, Doha and Bahrai. But the region’s second-tier airports are becoming increasingly important, especially as Middle East second-tier carriers expand operations. These carriers are reshaping competition in and beyond the region and are being reshaped themselves by dynamic change in the region. [6505 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• Al Ain expanding aerospace cluster
• Oman Air operating as Al Ain’s ‘de facto local airline’
• Beirut Rafik Hariri Airport expecting 6 million passengers this year
• Middle East and European carriers launch services to Beirut
• Fujairah International Airport expanding
• Kuwait International Airport passenger numbers up 3%
• Kuwait’s DGCA looking into 26 projects
• Wataniya expanding operations
• Muscat International Airport expecting passenger numbers to continue to rise
• Expansion under way
• Oman Air steadily expands from base
• Ras Al Khaimah awaits resumption of RAK Airways operations
• Sharjah International’s traffic rises as Air Arabia expands
• Amman Queen Alia airport passenger numbers up 17%
• Expansion work progressing
• New airlines launch services from Amman
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport targets 25 million passengers
• Limited route network expansion at Shiraz International Airport
• Iran to help Damascus International Airport
• Sana’a International Airport modernisation delayed
• Medina constructs new airport

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Al Ain International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Airlines operating to Al Ain
• Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport passenger numbers: Jan-2010 to May-2010
• Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport new routes
• Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Kuwait International Airport passenger numbers: 2004-2009
• Kuwait Airport new routes
• Kuwait International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Muscat International Airport passenger numbers and growth (% change): 2002 to 2009
• Muscat International Airport route changes
• Sharjah International Airport passenger numbers: May-2009 to Apr-2010
• Sharjah International Airport route changes
• Sharjah International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Amman Queen Alia International passenger numbers and growth (% change): 2001-2009
• Amman Queen Alia International Airport new routes
• Amman Queen Alia International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport route changes
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Shiraz International Airport route changes
• Shiraz International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Damascus International Airport route changes
• Damascus International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Sana’a International Airport route changes
• Sana’a International Airport capacity share by carrier
• Saudi Arabian airport traffic: 1999-2008
• Medina Prince Mohammad Bin Adbulaziz International Airport route changes
• Medina Prince Mohammad Bin Adbulaziz International Airport capacity share by carrier