Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 25 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 20-Jun-2022

Departure frequencies up +1.74% versus last week; up +30.99% versus 2021; up +124.49% versus 2020 and down -16.63% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +1.91% versus last week; up +50.98% versus 2021; up +184.79% versus 2020 and down -19.49% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Departure frequencies up +1.70% versus last week; up +14.23% versus 2021; up +87.01% versus 2020 and down -10.44% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +1.75% versus last week; up +15.68% versus 2021; up +94.21% versus 2020 and down -5.50% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Departure frequencies up +1.84% versus last week; up +99.43% versus 2021; up +322.46% versus 2020 and down -28.24% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +2.05% versus last week; up +108.01% versus 2021; up +390.28% versus 2020 and down -28.94% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 20-Jun-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG