Although Emirates still in the lead, Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways and Sudan Airways have recorded a healthy two digit growth figures in terms of the available seat kilometer (ASK) amongst Arab carriers. While Air Arabia marking one digit percent growth over the same period last year.

Tunis Air and Egypt Air both recorded a healthy double-digit growth rate over the same period despite their unresolved domestic issues.

Syria Arab Airlines has been hit hardest, operating close to zero percent of ASK capacity from the same period last year.

Yemen Airways and Felix Airways both Yemeni carriers are experiencing two digit negative growth

Gulf Air, Middle East East Airlines and Royal Air Maroc, are experiencing single-digit negative growth each, this may be attributed to their announced route restructuring and domestic situation. With and Royal Jordanian and Saudi Arabian Airlines recording double digit negative growth.

Qatar Airways has a single-digit growth over the same period last year despite its aggressive route expansion in 2012.

The importance of ASK it's a reflection of an airline flight's passenger carrying capacity, equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the distance flown (in kilometers). An available seat kilometer is the fundamental unit of production for a passenger-carrying airline. A unit in this case is one seat, available for sale, flown one kilometer. 

Arab Carriers - Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) /Week September 2012 vs 2011

Airline	Sep-11	Sep-12	% Change
Afriqiyah Airways		15,077,178
Air Algerie	187,132,497	146,140,294	-21.9%
Air Arabia	237,734,941	248,920,082	4.7%
Egyptair	541,103,579	609,477,623	12.6%
Emirates	3,962,666,816	4,738,221,369	19.6%
Etihad Airways	962,023,704	1,124,820,151	16.9%
Felix Airways	5,077,665	4,543,484	-10.5%
Gulf Air	319,202,442	305,337,940	-4.3%
Kuwait Airways	174,627,268	199,882,533	14.5%
Libyan Airlines		27,293,119
Middle East Airlines	118,399,726	107,797,057	-9.0%
Oman Air (SAOG)	227,090,669	251,379,925	10.7%
Qatar Airways	1,572,251,011	1,722,401,961	9.6%
Royal Air Maroc	327,098,659	318,984,246	-2.5%
Royal Jordanian	263,687,300	220,389,664	-16.4%
Saudi Arabian Airlines	930,602,944	810,626,893	-12.9%
Sudan Airways Co. Ltd.	26,144,223	45,069,106	72.4%
Syrian Arab Airlines	42,746,396		-100.0%
Tunis Air	142,085,383	167,989,613	18.2%
Yemenia Yemen Airways	59,869,819	51,054,892	-14.7%
GRAND TOTAL	10,099,545,046	11,115,407,129	10.1%

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