​The global financial crisis initially revealed some positive effects on consumers in the Gulf States, after air fares began actually to get down gradually over the past two days at a rate of 30% and is expected to reach 100% than it was a year ago.

Source: alriyadh newspaper (Arabic), Oct. 23, 2008. Link: http://www.alriyadh.com/2008/10/23/article382744.html