Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 33, 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 15-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.09% versus last week; up +20.58% versus 2021; up +62.08% versus 2020 and down -14.76% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.10% versus last week; up +33.67% versus 2021; up +91.35% versus 2020 and down -15.89% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.00% versus last week; up +11.03% versus 2021; up +42.81% versus 2020 and down -8.76% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.08% versus last week; up +12.90% versus 2021; up +45.90% versus 2020 and down -3.18% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.28% versus last week; up +50.16% versus 2021; up +134.54% versus 2020 and down -25.92% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.11% versus last week; up +54.65% versus 2021; up +154.11% versus 2020 and down -26.21% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 15-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG