Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 23, 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 06-Jun-2022

Departure frequencies up +4.52% versus last week; up +33.54% versus 2021; up +131.76% versus 2020 and down -18.67% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +4.16% versus last week; up +57.29% versus 2021; up +201.05% versus 2020 and down -21.44% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Departure frequencies up +5.78% versus last week; up +14.20% versus 2021; up +89.03% versus 2020 and down -13.03% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +7.07% versus last week; up +15.87% versus 2021; up +95.66% versus 2020 and down -8.51% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Departure frequencies up +1.67% versus last week; up +121.34% versus 2021; up +392.53% versus 2020 and down -29.39% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +1.67% versus last week; up +131.95% versus 2021; up +484.62% versus 2020 and down -30.31% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG