Most Active Airlines in United Arab Emirates

Key Takeaways

  • 129 airlines fly scheduled routes from the United Arab Emirates. Together they operate 924 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Emirates runs the widest network. 168 outgoing routes from the United Arab Emirates — about 1.3x the next airline
  • DXB is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Explore each carrier's network on the interactive map below

Which airlines are most active in the United Arab Emirates? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from the United Arab Emirates’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in United Arab Emirates by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in United Arab Emirates, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in United Arab Emirates

By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. Emirates168143Main hub: DXB
2. Air Arabia12892Main hub: SHJ
3. FlyDubai114114Main hub: DXB
4. Etihad Airways9292Main hub: AUH
5. Air India4420Main hub: DXB
6. IndiGO3619Main hub: AUH
7. Wizz Air1918Main hub: AUH
8. Pakistan International Airlines177Main hub: DXB
9. SpiceJet129Main hub: DXB
10. Flynas94Main hub: DXB
11. Airblue94Main hub: DXB
12. Turkish Airlines96Main hub: DWC

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Emirates

168 outgoing routes from 2 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 143 destinations (2 domestic, 141 international). Busiest bases: DXB, DWC. Top destinations include Amsterdam, Mumbai, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Madrid.

2. Air Arabia

128 outgoing routes from 3 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 92 destinations (0 domestic, 92 international). Busiest bases: SHJ, AUH, RKT. Top destinations include Cairo, Manama, Doha, Kuwait City, Kozhikode (Calicut).

3. FlyDubai

114 outgoing routes from 1 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 114 destinations (0 domestic, 114 international). Busiest bases: DXB. Top destinations include Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Doha, Jeddah, Colombo.

4. Etihad Airways

92 outgoing routes from 1 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 92 destinations (0 domestic, 92 international). Busiest bases: AUH. Top destinations include Amsterdam, Riyadh, Barcelona, Madrid, Kuwait City.

5. Air India

44 outgoing routes from 5 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 20 destinations (0 domestic, 20 international). Busiest bases: DXB, SHJ, AUH. Top destinations include New Delhi, Mangalore, Mumbai, Kerala, Kozhikode (Calicut).

6. IndiGO

36 outgoing routes from 5 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 19 destinations (0 domestic, 19 international). Busiest bases: AUH, DXB, FJR. Top destinations include Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kozhikode (Calicut), Kochi / Nedumbassery, Kerala.

7. Wizz Air

19 outgoing routes from 2 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 18 destinations (0 domestic, 18 international). Busiest bases: AUH, DXB. Top destinations include Balice, Sphinx, Katowice, Larnaca, Baku.

8. Pakistan International Airlines

17 outgoing routes from 5 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 7 destinations (0 domestic, 7 international). Busiest bases: DXB, SHJ, AUH. Top destinations include Peshawar, Islamabad, Sialkot, Multan, Lahore.

9. SpiceJet

12 outgoing routes from 2 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 9 destinations (0 domestic, 9 international). Busiest bases: DXB, FJR. Top destinations include Pune (Poona), Kochi / Nedumbassery, New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur.

10. Flynas

9 outgoing routes from 4 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 4 destinations (0 domestic, 4 international). Busiest bases: DXB, DWC, AUH. Top destinations include Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Medina.

11. Airblue

9 outgoing routes from 3 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 4 destinations (0 domestic, 4 international). Busiest bases: DXB, SHJ, AUH. Top destinations include Islamabad, Multan, Lahore, Karachi.

12. Turkish Airlines

9 outgoing routes from 4 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 6 destinations (0 domestic, 6 international). Busiest bases: DWC, DXB, AUH. Top destinations include Istanbul, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Istanbul, Hanoi.

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