{
  "id": 3031929,
  "title": "Emirates tops global airlines in international capacity in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/emirates-tops-global-airlines-in-international-capacity-in-august",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:31:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/emirates-tops-global-airlines-in-international-capacity-in-august-1.500650694"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Emirates secured the top spot among global airlines for international capacity in August, offering over 31 billion available seat kilometres (ASKs), according to OAG data. This figure represents a 21% increase compared to Ryanair, which recorded approximately 25.7 billion ASKs in the same month. Available seat kilometres is a widely utilized metric for measuring airline capacity, calculated by multiplying the number of seats available for sale by the distance flown. United Airlines held third place globally with around 22.8 billion ASKs, while Turkish Airlines followed with about 21.5 billion ASKs. Qatar Airways ranked fifth with around 21 billion ASKs, and Delta Air Lines secured sixth place with approximately 17 billion ASKs. British Airways placed seventh with 15.9 billion ASKs, and American Airlines came in eighth with around 15.7 billion ASKs. Air France and Lufthansa completed the top 10 with similar levels of capacity, with Lufthansa ranking ninth at about 15.3 billion ASKs. Emirates, operating an extensive long-haul network through its Dubai hub, significantly outpaced other international carriers in capacity deployed during August.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Emirates has ranked first among global airlines for international capacity in August, offering more than 31 billion available seat kilometres (ASKs), according to data from aviation analytics OAG. The Dubai-based carrier’s international capacity was about 21 per cent higher than second-ranked Ryanair, which recorded around 25.7 billion ASKs during the month. Get updated faster and for…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}