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to monitor and benchmark your destination s performance Sébastien Cron- Sales &

1 an tic i pate {an`tisəˌpāt/} Air international traffic in Middle East: Drivers and trends Valencia 02nd May 2013 Use the power of global air reservation data to monitor and benchmark your destination s performance Sébastien Cron- Sales & Marketing DMOs (sebcron@forwardkeys.com) Maria Calvo- Analyst (mcalvo@forwardkeys.com)

2 Methodology This analysis is based on Air Reservation Data propriety of ForwardKeys as of 22nd April 2013 Perimeter: Includes Index Outbound: Departures from Middle East region 1 to any international destination Inbound: International arrivals to Middle East region 1 staying at least one night in destination Transits: International transits in Middle East region 2 (defined as all passengers not staying one night in destination) Air traffic in Middle East driven by transits P03 Concentrated international air traffic P04 Dubai as busiest hub in Middle East P05 Doha s dependency on transits P06 Saudi Arabian dynamic outbound market P07 Abu Dhabi s record growth driven by transits P08 Main regional hubs: Istanbul's record growth P09 Notes: (1) As per UNWTO classification (2) For specific hub analysis on slide 9 Turkey has been included in a Middle East extended region in order to assess its relevance as link between Asia and Europe

Air traffic in Middle East 1 driven by transits Air traffic in Middle East is determined by people using the region as a hub; this segment was responsible of majority of the traffic growth seen from

3 Air traffic in Middle East 1 driven by transits Air traffic in Middle East is determined by people using the region as a hub; this segment was responsible of majority of the traffic growth seen from 2010 Second air traffic driver (both in relevance and performance) is the outbound market Air international traffic in Middle East by category 2 40,3 5,8 46,2 3 Notes: (1) As per UNWTO classification (2) Transits includes all those passengers that do not stay one night at destination

Concentrated international air traffic Three countries account for 67% of the total air traffic in the region seen in 2012 Over the last 2 years Abu Dhabi and Doha have registered the greatest

4 Concentrated international air traffic Three countries account for 67% of the total air traffic in the region seen in 2012 Over the last 2 years Abu Dhabi and Doha have registered the greatest growth, being the cities with higher dependency on transits 1 among top Middle East hubs Share of international air traffic in Middle East (% of international traffic; 2012) Performance of international air traffic in Middle East (% Variation; ) Total variation: +14% 4 Notes: (1) Further detail on Abu Dhabi s and Doha s air traffic in slides 8 and 6 respectively

5 Dubai as busiest hub in Middle East Dubai is the busiest hub in Middle East, yet it also shows a relevant share of arrivals Growth in number of passengers transiting in the city over the last two years has outpaced the increase of inbound flows Air international traffic in Dubai by category 1 11,8 2,2 14,0 5 Notes: (1) Transits includes all those passengers that do not stay one night at destination

6 Doha s dependency on transits Vast majority of air traffic passing by Doha uses it as a hub, with very little share of inbound or outbound flows People transiting in the country accounted 81% of the traffic growth seen from 2010 Air international traffic in Doha by category 1 4,9 1,6 6,5 6 Notes: (1) Transits includes all those passengers that do not stay one night at destination

Saudi Arabian dynamic outbound market 65% of the air traffic passing by Saudi Arabia are international departures originated in the country From 2010 there has been a drop in the volume of

7 Saudi Arabian dynamic outbound market 65% of the air traffic passing by Saudi Arabia are international departures originated in the country From 2010 there has been a drop in the volume of people using the country as hub Air international traffic in Saudi Arabia by category 1 5,5 0,6 6,1 7 Notes: (1) Transits includes all those passengers that do not stay one night at destination

8 Abu Dhabi record growth driven by transits People transiting in Abu Dhabi account for majority of air traffic in the city, which shows similar share of inbound and outbound flows to those seen in Doha 83% of the growth in air traffic seen from 2010 has been driven by transits Air international traffic in Abu Dhabi by category 1 3,1 1,2 4,3 8 Notes: (1) Transits includes all those passengers that do not stay one night at destination

Main regional hubs: Istanbul's record growth Two of the top hubs in Middle East extended region 1 are located in Arab Emirates In the last two years Istanbul has registered the most dynamic growth of

9 Main regional hubs: Istanbul's record growth Two of the top hubs in Middle East extended region 1 are located in Arab Emirates In the last two years Istanbul has registered the most dynamic growth of international transits among top regional hubs Main international hubs in Middle East extended region 1 (Million Pax transiting; 2012) Variation vs 2010 (%) +23% +37% +74% +48% 9 Notes: (1) For this analysis Turkey has been included in a Middle East extended region in order to assess its relevance as link between Asia and Europe

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