Middle East airlines have experienced a demand increase of 9.9% in September showing a robust rate of growth. Although the increase was down on the 13.7% year-over year growth experienced in August, capacity rose 12.9%. The figures, released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), also reveal that the Middle Eastern load factor slipped 2.1 percentage points to 75.7%. International figures show that airlines across all regions recorded growth.
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UAE's Sheikh Abdullah meets India’s foreign minister in Mumbai
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His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will begin an official visit to Greece on Wednesday, October 21, at the invitation of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, has presented the Dubai-it Award in the government category to the team behind GDRFA's Red Carpet immigration corridor at DXB.
