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The Middle East Hub Comparison Chart
| Weekly departures for week commencing 7 December 2009 | ||||||
| Source: OAG Max Online | ||||||
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| Country | Airport | Code | from Dubai | from Doha | from Abu Dhabi | Total |
| Ghana | Accra | ACC | 7 | 7 | ||
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | ADD | 7 | 7 | ||
| Algeria | Algiers | ALG | 7 | 7 | ||
| Kazakhstan | Almaty | ALA | 3 | 3 | ||
| India | Ahmedabad | AMD | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| Jordan | Amman | AMM | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | ARN | 5 | 5 | ||
| Greece | Athens | ATH | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| India | Amritsar (*new*) | ATQ | 4 | 4 | ||
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | AUH | 33 | 33 | ||
| Bahrain | Bahrain | BAH | 21 | 37 | 28 | 86 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | BEY | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| UK | Birmingham | BHX | 14 | 14 | ||
| Thailand | Bangkok | BKK | 28 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| India | Bangalore | BLR | 20 | 20 | ||
| Australia | Brisbane | BNE | 7 | 7 | ||
| India | Mumbai | BOM | 35 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Belgium | Brussels | BRU | 6 | 6 | ||
| Egypt | Cairo | CAI | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| China | Guangzhou | CAN | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| China | Kozhikode | CCJ | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| India | Kolkata | CCU | 12 | 12 | ||
| France | Paris CDG | CDG | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Philippines | Cebu | CEB | 3 | 3 | ||
| Indonesia | Jakarta | CGK | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | CMB | 15 | 14 | 29 | |
| Morocco | Casablanca | CMN | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| India | Kochi | COK | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| South Africa | Cape Town | CPT | 7 | 7 | ||
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | DAC | 17 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Syria | Damascus | DAM | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Tanzania | Dar-Es-Salaam | DAR | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| India | Delhi | DEL | 28 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Russia | Moscow DME | DME | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Saudi Arabia | Dammam | DMM | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| Qatar | Doha | DOH | 35 | 28 | 63 | |
| Ireland | Dublin | DUB | 7 | 7 | ||
| South Africa | Durban (*new*) | DUR | 7 | 7 | ||
| Germany | Dusseldorf | DUS | 14 | 14 | ||
| UAE | Dubai | DXB | 55 | 55 | ||
| Italy | Rome | FCO | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
| Germany | Frankfurt | FRA | 14 | 10 | 11 | 35 |
| India | Goa (*new*) | GOI | 4 | 4 | ||
| UK | Glasgow | GLA | 7 | 7 | ||
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | GRU | 7 | 7 | ||
| Switzerland | Geneva | GVA | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Germany | Hamburg | HAM | 7 | 7 | ||
| Egypt | Alexandria | HBE/ALY | 4 | 4 | ||
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | HKG | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| India | Hyderabad | HYD | 21 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
| USA | Washington | IAD | 7 | 7 | ||
| USA | Houston | IAH | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| S Korea | Seoul | ICN | 7 | 7 | ||
| Iran | Tehran | IKA | 21 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | ISB | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| Turkey | Istanbul | IST | 11 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | JED | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| USA | New York JFK | JFK | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | JNB | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Pakistan | Karachi | KHI | 28 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Japan | Osaka | KIX | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Sudan | Khartoum | KRT | 7 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | KTM | 14 | 4 | 18 | |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | KUL | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | KWI | 28 | 27 | 21 | 76 |
| Angola | Luanda (*new*) | LAD | 3 | 3 | ||
| USA | Los Angeles | LAX | 7 | 7 | ||
| Cyprus | Larnaca | LCA | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| UK | London Gatwick | LGW | 21 | 7 | 28 | |
| Pakistan | Lahore | LHE | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| UK | London Heathrow | LHR | 35 | 28 | 21 | 84 |
| Nigeria | Lagos | LOS | 14 | 7 | 21 | |
| Egypt | Luxor | LXR | 4 | 4 | ||
| India | Chennai | MAA | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Spain | Madrid | MAD | 7 | 7 | ||
| UK | Manchester | MAN | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Oman | Muscat | MCT | 14 | 19 | 21 | 54 |
| Australia | Melbourne | MEL | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Iran | Mashad | MHD | 5 | 5 | ||
| Maldives | Male | MLE | 13 | 9 | 22 | |
| Philippines | Manila | MNL | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Mauritius | Mauritius | MRU | 9 | 9 | ||
| Belarus | Minsk | MSQ | 3 | 3 | ||
| Germany | Munich | MUC | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Italy | Milan MXP | MXP | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| Kenya | Nairobi | NBO | 14 | 7 | 21 | |
| France | Nice | NCE | 5 | 5 | ||
| UK | Newcastle | NCL | 7 | 7 | ||
| USA | Chicago (*new*) | ORD | 6 | 6 | ||
| China | Beijing | PEK | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| Australia | Perth | PER | 14 | 14 | ||
| Pakistan | Peshawar | PEW | dropped | 1 | dropped | 1 |
| China | Shanghai | PVG | 13 | 5 | 18 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | RUH | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Yemen | Sanaa | SAH | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Seychelles | Mahe Island | SEZ | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| USA | San Francisco | SFO | 7 | 7 | ||
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh | SGN | 4 | 4 | ||
| Singapore | Singapore | SIN | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Australia | Sydney | SYD | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
| Libya | Tripoli | TIP | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| India | Thiruvananthapuram | TRV | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | TSE | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tunisia | Tunis | TUN | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Germany | Berlin TXL | TXL | 7 | 7 | ||
| Italy | Venice | VCE | 7 | 7 | ||
| Austria | Vienna | VIE | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Canada | Toronto | YYZ | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Switzerland | Zurich | ZRH | 14 | 5 | 19 | |
| w/c 7 December 2009 | Total non-stop routes | 86 | 77 | 54 | 217 | |
| w/c 7 December 2009 | Total departures | 1087 | 696 | 450 | 2233 | |
| The following destinations are served only via an intermediate stop | ||||||
| Cote D'Ivoire | Abidjan (via ACC) | ABJ | 4 | 4 | ||
| New Zealand | Auckland (via BNE/MEL/SYD) | AKL | 21 | 21 | ||
| Australia | Brisbane (via SIN) | BNE | 3 | 3 | ||
| Indonesia | Jakarta (via SIN) | CGK | 7 | 7 | ||
| New Zealand | Christchurch (via SYD) | CHC | 7 | 7 | ||
| South Africa | Cape Town (via JNB) | CPT | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Indonesia | Denpasar Bali (via KUL) | DPS | 4 | 4 | ||
| Uganda | Entebbe (via ADD) | EBB | 7 | 7 | ||
| S Korea | Seoul (via KIX) | ICN | 7 | 7 | ||
| Malta | Malta (via LCA) | MLA | 7 | 7 | ||
| China | Hong Kong (via BKK) | HKG | 7 | |||
| w/c 7 December 2009 | Total add on routes | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| w/c 7 December 2009 | Total add on departures | 53 | 22 | 10 | ||