Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 36, 2022)

8 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 5-Sep-2022

Departure frequencies down -2.58% versus last week; up +19.39% versus 2021; up +58.88% versus 2020 and down -16.78% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -2.55% versus last week; up +31.13% versus 2021; up +89.92% versus 2020 and down -18.03% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Domestic air travel for week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Departure frequencies down -2.93% versus last week; up +9.18% versus 2021; up +36.71% versus 2020 and down -12.50% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -3.45% versus last week; up +10.70% versus 2021; up +40.42% versus 2020 and down -7.94% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

International air travel for week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Departure frequencies down -1.79% versus last week; up +50.16% versus 2021; up +146.58% versus 2020 and down -24.84% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -1.80% versus last week; up +54.85% versus 2021; up +168.44% versus 2020 and down -24.86% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 5-Sep-2022