Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 44, 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 31-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -3.08% versus last week; up +12.10% versus 2021; up +51.38% versus 2020 and down -17.55% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -3.67% versus last week; up +23.02% versus 2021; up +86.89% versus 2020 and down -17.09% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -2.33% versus last week; up +3.23% versus 2021; up +26.86% versus 2020 and down -15.74% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -2.32% versus last week; up +4.61% versus 2021; up +29.01% versus 2020 and down -11.38% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Departure frequencies down -4.77% versus last week; up +40.03% versus 2021; up +174.62% versus 2020 and down -21.48% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -4.84% versus last week; up +45.66% versus 2021; up +209.59% versus 2020 and down -21.55% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 31-Oct-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG