Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 42, 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 17-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -2.88% versus last week; up +14.18% versus 2021; up +55.72% versus 2020 and down -17.24% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -2.51% versus last week; up +26.69% versus 2021; up +90.19% versus 2020 and down -17.79% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -3.93% versus last week; up +3.56% versus 2021; up +30.50% versus 2020 and down -14.08% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -4.88% versus last week; up +4.80% versus 2021; up +32.39% versus 2020 and down -9.93% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.44% versus last week; up +48.40% versus 2021; up +175.40% versus 2020 and down -23.56% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.40% versus last week; up +54.15% versus 2021; up +203.09% versus 2020 and down -23.48% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 17-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG