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53%

53% -- passenger share of middle east originated traffic for Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar aviation markets (2013)

Name: Passenger Share Of Middle East Originated Traffic Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-24

2013 · Skift

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar together account for over 53% of passengers originating from the Middle East.

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Value

53%

Unit

Percentage

Data Vintage

2013

Entity

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar aviation markets

Geography

MENA

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

66/100 confidence

Single source - not yet corroborated

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Methodology

Freshness

Source

Skift Primary Tier B

http://skift.com/destinations/middle-east/page/2/ ↗

Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2013 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

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Original Research

Skift · Original study ↗

Methodology

Infographic data on Middle East air traffic volume

Methodology documented

Segmentation

IndustryAviation RegionMENA

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Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar aviation markets: 53% passenger share of middle east originated traffic. Source: Skift (2013). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/middle-east-aviation-passenger-share

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