Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 34, 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 22-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.45% versus last week; up +26.41% versus 2021; up +63.12% versus 2020 and down -14.09% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.08% versus last week; up +38.36% versus 2021; up +90.83% versus 2020 and down -16.24% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies down -1.13% versus last week; up +17.42% versus 2021; up +42.86% versus 2020 and down -8.28% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -1.39% versus last week; up +21.29% versus 2021; up +46.00% versus 2020 and down -3.01% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies up +1.09% versus last week; up +52.57% versus 2021; up +139.00% versus 2020 and down -24.77% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +1.06% versus last week; up +57.21% versus 2021; up +158.49% versus 2020 and down -24.97% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 22-Aug-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG