Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 2, 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 09-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies down -0.44% versus last week; up +18.77% versus 2022; up +60.97% versus 2021; down -12.81% versus 2020 and down -10.87% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -2.41% versus last week; up +33.87% versus 2022; up +102.47% versus 2021; down -11.00% versus 2020 and down -8.38% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies up +2.04% versus last week; up +7.89% versus 2022; up +36.11% versus 2021; down -9.49% versus 2020 and down -6.60% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +2.10% versus last week; up +10.36% versus 2022; up +40.72% versus 2021; down -3.52% versus 2020 and up +0.71% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies down -6.09% versus last week; up +51.67% versus 2022; up +186.05% versus 2021; down -21.16% versus 2020 and down -21.02% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -6.32% versus last week; up +58.17% versus 2022; up +220.03% versus 2021; down -20.63% versus 2020 and down -19.17% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 09-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG