Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 37, 2022)

14 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 12-Sep-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.35% versus last week; up +18.16% versus 2021; up +59.32% versus 2020 and down -16.79% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.91% versus last week; up +29.70% versus 2021; up +89.95% versus 2020 and down -18.26% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Domestic air travel for week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Departure frequencies up +0.31% versus last week; up +8.02% versus 2021; up +36.94% versus 2020 and down -12.31% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.26% versus last week; up +9.02% versus 2021; up +39.63% versus 2020 and down -8.01% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

International air travel for week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Departure frequencies down -1.81% versus last week; up +49.65% versus 2021; up +151.37% versus 2020 and down -25.33% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -1.88% versus last week; up +54.57% versus 2021; up +173.55% versus 2020 and down -25.32% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Sep-2022