Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 45, 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 07-Nov-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.47% versus last week; up +14.61% versus 2021; up +52.90% versus 2020 and down -17.66% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -1.17% versus last week; up +25.47% versus 2021; up +90.85% versus 2020 and down -17.46% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Departure frequencies up +0.30% versus last week; up +6.39% versus 2021; up +27.09% versus 2020 and down -15.54% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.33% versus last week; up +8.66% versus 2021; up +29.12% versus 2020 and down -11.19% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Departure frequencies down -2.26% versus last week; up +40.46% versus 2021; up +196.32% versus 2020 and down -22.31% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -2.50% versus last week; up +45.99% versus 2021; up +237.54% versus 2020 and down -21.43% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 07-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA and OAG