Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 1, 2023)

5 January, 2023

They say 'a picture paints a thousand words'. In this regular section CTC - Corporate Travel Community incorporates and expands on the popular charts produced in the 2020 air capacity series 'Coronavirus Statistics Snapshot'. These are sourced from CAPA - Centre for Aviation analysis of OAG schedule data and incorporates seat detail from CAPA's own database. It offers a weekly look at how the pandemic is impacting global flight levels and seat capacity in the world's largest markets.

Headline global air travel system data for week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies up +2.58% versus last week; up +10.96% versus 2022; up +51.79% versus 2021; down -13.60% versus 2020 and down -11.56% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +2.53% versus last week; up +21.37% versus 2022; up +85.81% versus 2021; down -12.28% versus 2020 and down -9.50% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Domestic air travel for week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies up +2.72% versus last week; up +2.55% versus 2022; up +28.07% versus 2021; down -11.42% versus 2020 and down -8.82% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +2.76% versus last week; up +4.46% versus 2022; up +31.10% versus 2021; down -5.33% versus 2020 and down -1.69% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

International air travel for week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies up +2.28% versus last week; up +36.47% versus 2022; up +162.71% versus 2021; down -18.18% versus 2020 and down -17.23% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +2.33% versus last week; up +41.24% versus 2022; up +191.44% versus 2021; down -17.54% versus 2020 and down -15.33% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 02-Jan-2023