Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 21, 2022)

26 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 23-May-2022

Departure frequencies down -1.71% versus last week; up +34.60% versus 2021; up +135.70% versus 2020 and down -20.98% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.37% versus last week; up +61.670% versus 2021; up +193.75% versus 2020 and down -22.96% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 23-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 23-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 23-May-2022

Departure frequencies down -3.78% versus last week; up +12.07% versus 2021; up +100.03% versus 2020 and down -16.58% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -4.47% versus last week; up +11.35% versus 2021; up +106.83% versus 2020 and down -13.33% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 23-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 23-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 23-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 23-May-2022

Departure frequencies up +3.33% versus last week; up +148.56% versus 2021; up +297.27% versus 2020 and down -29.48% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +3.46% versus last week; up +153.90% versus 2021; up +341.36% versus 2020 and down -32.51% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 23-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 23-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 23-May-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

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