Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 47, 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 21-Nov-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.81% versus last week; up +12.61% versus 2021; up +50.90% versus 2020 and down -16.98% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.47% versus last week; up +23.80% versus 2021; up +90.78% versus 2020 and down -16.98% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Departure frequencies down -1.02% versus last week; up +4.03% versus 2021; up +23.86% versus 2020 and down -14.49% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.76% versus last week; up +5.72% versus 2021; up +25.60% versus 2020 and down -10.30% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.32% versus last week; up +40.21% versus 2021; up +215.30% versus 2020 and down -22.38% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.20% versus last week; up +46.63% versus 2021; up +261.67% versus 2020 and down -22.24% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 21-Nov-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG