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Middle East aviation bucks the trend

Hotel Booking While North American legacy carriers look at the cold face of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Europe and Asias airlines battle the escalating low-cost model and high fuel costs, Middle East aviation is flying high.

Overall for the month, the region recording the biggest relative growth in aviation activity is the Middle East, regional operations.

Travel Agency Carriers from the Persian Gulf have seen a strong run for 2005 and have been buying up planes from Airbus and Boeing faster than it can get passengers to fill them. It has therefore turned to Asia and Europe to fill planes and move people through the regions hubs.

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Cheap Hotel IATA figures showed that the Middle East remains the fastest growing region with over 15 percent in passenger growth for 2005. Since 2000, revenue per passenger kilometre has increased by over 50 percent. And traffic growth for up to 2009 is expected to average 6.6 percent between the Middle East and Europe and 6.7 percent on Middle East-Asia-Pacific routes.

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Flight Booking While global airlines are desperately trying to adopt cost cutting measures to reduce their losses - which collectively amount to $2.2 billion. Middle Eastern airlines and airports are pumping more than ten times as much into infrastructure in the sky and on the ground to anticipate the influx of passengers to the region.

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Travel Agent Dubai's aviation infrastructure alone is going to involve an investment of $36 billion, according to an aviation official. Emirates is funding Dubais International Airport to the tune of $4 billion, which includes the construction of Terminal 3, and a major upgrade for Terminal 2, boosting the airport capacity to 70 million passengers -- exceeding the capacity at London's Heathrow.

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Hotel Chicago Upon completion, which is slated for 2006, Terminal 3 will have 180 check-in counters and 2,600 underground parking spaces, along with arrival and departure halls, a 300 bedroom hotel, and 10,000 square metres of commercial space.

Online Booking The west side of the city is also getting a brand new airport, - Jebel Ali Airport. With six parallel runways and as many concourses the airport will be capable of handling more than 120 million passengers and more than 12 million tonnes of cargo per year. The airport is a long-term visionary project designed to serve the emirate's passenger and air cargo needs beyond 2050.

Travel Health Insurance In the year 2005, 24.7 million passengers passed through Dubai while over 28 million are expected this year. According to forecasts, 60 million passengers are expected by the year 2010.

Hotel Reservation To fill these airports, Emirates has just placed the biggest order Boeing has ever had - $9.7 billion for 42 777s. Each aircraft will be able to carry 300 passengers non-stop more than 17,000 kilometres.

London Hotel Booking Etihad Airways also plans to double its investment to $6.5 billion by 2010, by this time it plans to double its fleet size to 50 aircraft and at the same time increase its network from the current 30 destinations to 70.

Discount Travel Boeing forecasts that in response to passenger growth, Middle Eastern carriers will buy nearly 870 airplanes from manufacturers, worth $115 billion, between 2005 and 2024. New carriers are also launching new routes into the region, including Virgin Atlantic.

Orlando Hotel We can expect to see another three airlines not counting Virgin Atlantic flying to Dubai International Airport soon, said Mohammad Ahli of Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation told Gulf News.

Booking Agency Although the regions aviation industry is in a period of expansion, there are concerns whether the industry is overheating.

International Travel Medical With all the new aircraft on order, you do have to ask if this new capacity will be needed. But Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar are expanding at such a rate, and their growth assumptions have been proved right before, says Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways.

New York Hotel Qatar Airways chief, Akbar Al Baker believes there could be another 15 years of growth ahead: The market is buoyant in the Middle East and all signs are that this region will experience one of the fastest growth rates over the next 10 15 years.

Online Travel Booking Low cost airlines are beginning to penetrate the Middle East aviation scene, with Air Arabia and Kuwaits newly launched low-cost airline Jazeera now on the scene. Although many full-service carriers in the region believe these budget players have got a long way to go before they gain serious market share.

Travel Medical Insurance Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al-Baker has said that air space restrictions and the affluence of Middle East residents mean the region is not conducive to budget airlines.

Miami Hotel The rise of the regions airlines is also fueling a massive investment of hotels in the region with many new.

Air Deccan Booking It is interesting to see Etihad and Qatar Airways making a major push for customers and in turn we have seen a major hotel boom in both Abu Dhabi and Doha, says Jonathan Worsley, managing director of International Hospitality Services and organiser of Arab Hotel Investment Conference.

Las Vegas Nevada Travel Morocco is also interesting with the advent of low-cost airlines breaking into this market from Europe.

Las Vegas Nv Hotel Sponsoring sporting event has also become an essential part of Middle East airlines marketing plan, as they seek to promote the airline, tourism and travel through major sporting events.

Hotel Florence Booking Online Doha plans to host the 15th Asian games in December 2006, and Qatar Airways is spreading the message with its games-branded aircraft.

Orlando Travel Gulf Air has just extended its title sponsorship of the Bahrain Grand Prix until 2010 and Emirates is one of the main sponsors of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and its associated website.

Hilton Hotel This shows Emirates' commitment to becoming a truly global brand and helps us to reach the widest possible number of football fans who will be keeping in touch with the FIFA World Cup results through the site, especially when it is broadcast live during office hours, says Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman of Emirates.

Booking Delta Com Both Etihad and Qatar Airways have also both been in talks about sponsoring the Manchester United football club.

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