Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 4, 2023)

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 23-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies down -0.32% versus last week; up +19.54% versus 2022; up +68.54% versus 2021; down -13.88% versus 2020 and down -13.00% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.20% versus last week; up +34.22% versus 2022; up +111.59% versus 2021; down -14.03% versus 2020 and down -12.52% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies down -0.43% versus last week; up +8.78% versus 2022; up +42.79% versus 2021; down -9.95% versus 2020 and down -8.36% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.50% versus last week; up +11.35% versus 2022; up +49.86% versus 2021; down -4.00% versus 2020 and down -1.61% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Departure frequencies down -0.06% versus last week; up +58.97% versus 2022; up +207.48% versus 2021; down -22.36% versus 2020 and down -22.79% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.10% versus last week; up +67.00% versus 2022; up +249.03% versus 2021; down -21.84% versus 2020 and down -20.91% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 23-Jan-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG