Once again Emirates and flydubai both mark the highest growth rates in terms of the available seat kilometer (ASK) amongst Arab carriers. While the Dubai based low cost carrier, marked the highest growth for all carriers with 40 percent rate over the same period last year.  

Air Arabia,  RAK Airways recorded a steady two digit growth with Bahrain Air one percent growth over the same period last year.

Tunis Air and Egypt Air are showing signs of recovery, each marking 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 negative growth, while the Yemeni low cost carriers figures have improved.

Gulf Air, Middle East East Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, and Royal Jordanian are experiencing single-digit negative growth each, attributed to their announced route restructuring and domestic issues.

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

Both legacy national carriers Kuwait Airways and Oman Air are experiencing a healthy 11.1 percent and 10.8 percent growth respectively with Saudi Arabian Airlines a 5 percent rate over the same period last year.

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. 

Airline	Oct-11	Oct-12	% Change
Air Arabia	245,034,926	263,200,937	7.4%
Bahrain Air BSC	35,735,026	36,103,917	1.0%
Egyptair	538,821,429	655,606,134	21.7%
Emirates	4,044,329,764	4,798,579,455	18.6%
Etihad Airways	964,191,597	1,123,419,247	16.5%
Felix Airways	4,808,985	4,606,522	-4.2%
Flydubai	193,563,344	249,631,483	29.0%
Gulf Air	297,839,723	296,465,847	-0.5%
Jazeera Airways	40,492,463	38,808,928	-4.2%
Kuwait Airways	177,234,390	196,831,969	11.1%
Middle East Airlines	106,625,117	102,060,650	-4.3%
Oman Air (SAOG)	222,944,352	247,000,398	10.8%
Qatar Airways	1,606,363,258	1,733,258,497	7.9%
RAK Airways	16,096,820	18,050,853	12.1%
Royal Air Maroc	343,238,436	328,675,625	-4.2%
Royal Jordanian	233,876,056	230,268,165	-1.5%
Saudi Arabian Airlines	833,390,324	875,216,952	5.0%
Syrian Arab Airlines	37,378,479		-100.0%
Tunis Air	156,553,206	174,596,429	11.5%
Yemenia Yemen Airways	60,055,653	43,606,611	-27.4%
GRAND TOTAL	10,158,573,349	11,415,988,619	12.4%

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