Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 13, 2023)

30 March, 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 27-Mar-2023

Departure frequencies up +1.85% versus last week; up +17.91% versus 2022; up +53.24% versus 2021; up +76.35% versus 2020 and down -10.46% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +3.55% versus last week; up +26.22% versus 2022; up +92.26% versus 2021; up +144.04% versus 2020 and down -8.23% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Domestic air travel for week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Departure frequencies up +0.02% versus last week; up +12.35% versus 2022; up +24.51% versus 2021; up +42.30% versus 2020 and down -7.53% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.28% versus last week; up +15.83% versus 2022; up +26.71% versus 2021; up +58.95% versus 2020 and down -0.05% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

International air travel for week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Departure frequencies up +6.11% versus last week; up +32.31% versus 2022; up +210.94% versus 2021; up +272.12% versus 2020 and down -16.28% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +6.45% versus last week; up +36.47% versus 2022; up +239.22% versus 2021; up +342.37% versus 2020 and down -14.11% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 27-Mar-2023