Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 43, 2022)

27 October, 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 24-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.48% versus last week; up +14.82% versus 2021; up +56.94% versus 2020 and down -14.51% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.56% versus last week; up +26.13% versus 2021; up +92.44% versus 2020 and down -14.62% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Domestic air travel for week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.28% versus last week; up +5.44% versus 2021; up +31.69% versus 2020 and down -12.10% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.09% versus last week; up +6.93% versus 2021; up +33.54% versus 2020 and down -7.83% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

International air travel for week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.93% versus last week; up +43.78% versus 2021; up +177.34% versus 2020 and down -19.49% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.96% versus last week; up +49.20% versus 2021; up +210.20% versus 2020 and down -19.71% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 24-Oct-2022