Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 35, 2022)

1 September, 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 29-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies down -1.84% versus last week; up +21.45% versus 2021; up +60.35% versus 2020 and down -14.74% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -1.61% versus last week; up +33.02% versus 2021; up +90.71% versus 2020 and down -16.43% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Domestic air travel for week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies down -2.14% versus last week; up +11.91% versus 2021; up +38.65% versus 2020 and down -9.56% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -2.14% versus last week; up +14.49% versus 2021; up +42.05% versus 2020 and down -4.53% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

International air travel for week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Departure frequencies down -1.19% versus last week; up +49.78% versus 2021; up +145.60% versus 2020 and down -24.34% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -1.17% versus last week; up +54.06% versus 2021; up +168.26% versus 2020 and down -24.38% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 29-Aug-2022