Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 30, 2022)

28 July, 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 25-Jul-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.23% versus last week; up +21.45% versus 2021; up +67.54% versus 2020 and down -15.95% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.01% versus last week; up +33.94% versus 2021; up +97.18% versus 2020 and down -18.26% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Domestic air travel for week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.60% versus last week; up +10.58% versus 2021; up +45.82% versus 2020 and down -10.21% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.87% versus last week; up +11.71% versus 2021; up +47.64% versus 2020 and down -5.03% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

International air travel for week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Departure frequencies up +0.63% versus last week; up +56.57% versus 2021; up +153.77% versus 2020 and down -26.65% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.79% versus last week; up +62.08% versus 2021; up +178.79% versus 2020 and down -27.11% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 25-Jul-2022