Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 20, 2022)

19 May, 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 16-May-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.07% versus last week; up +36.53% versus 2021; up +144.75% versus 2020 and down -18.56% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.03% versus last week; up +61.61% versus 2021; up +209.90% versus 2020 and down -21.69% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 16-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 16-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 16-May-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.39% versus last week; up +15.57% versus 2021; up +107.01% versus 2020 and down -12.25% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.69% versus last week; up +15.61% versus 2021; up +115.61% versus 2020 and down -8.1% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 16-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 16-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 16-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 16-May-2022

Departure frequencies up +0.72% versus last week; up +145.63% versus 2021; up +342.18% versus 2020 and down -30.75% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.71% versus last week; up +157.75% versus 2021; up +425.19% versus 2020 and down -31.20% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 16-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 16-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 16-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

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