Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 16, 2022)

21 April, 2022

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 18-Apr-2022

Departure frequencies up +0.57% versus last week; up +35.49% versus 2021; up +134.19% versus 2020 and down -22.51% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.70% versus last week; up +62.70% versus 2021; up +229.83% versus 2020 and down -25.66% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Departure frequencies up +0.43% versus last week; up +13.22% versus 2021; up +90.24% versus 2020 and down -16.25% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.19% versus last week; up +11.81% versus 2021; up +106.66% versus 2020 and down -12.91% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Departure frequencies up +0.94% versus last week; up +165.20% versus 2021; up +450.53% versus 2020 and down -34.67% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +1.18% versus last week; up +183.90% versus 2021; up +687.84% versus 2020 and down -34.64% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 18-Apr-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

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