Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 3, 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 16-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies down -0.55% versus last week; up +20.37% versus 2022; up +65.14% versus 2021; down -12.77% versus 2020 and down -11.48% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.82% versus last week; up +37.54% versus 2022; up +110.38% versus 2021; down -10.89% versus 2020 and down -8.87% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies down -0.13% versus last week; up +8.90% versus 2022; up +38.68% versus 2021; down -9.62% versus 2020 and down -7.70% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.00% versus last week; up +11.61% versus 2022; up +44.71% versus 2021; down -3.36% versus 2020 and down -0.60% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies down -1.61% versus last week; up +56.29% versus 2022; up +197.52% versus 2021; down -22.31% versus 2020 and down -22.23% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -1.59% versus last week; up +63.45% versus 2022; up +234.75% versus 2021; down -21.82% versus 2020 and down -20.41% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 16-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG