MIDDLE EAST LCCs ARE NOW ESTABLISHED, but there is still plenty of upside:

by Airline Leader

ALTHOUGH THE LCC MARKET IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS SMALL, it is certainly vibrant and contains several strains of the genre. From the original Air Arabia, still very faithful to its low-cost roots and able to be consistently profitable, through Jazeera and NAS Air to the now-largest, flydubai – the latter now becoming a closer partner with fellow Dubai airline, Emirates.

via http://www.airlineleader.com/regional-focus/middle-east-outlook-1

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