Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 49, 2022)

8 December, 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 05-Dec-2022

Departure frequencies down -0.47% versus last week; up +11.43% versus 2021; up +52.94% versus 2020 and down -17.26% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.01% versus last week; up +21.65% versus 2021; up +89.86% versus 2020 and down -17.55% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Domestic air travel for week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Departure frequencies down -1.12% versus last week; up +1.78% versus 2021; up +25.87% versus 2020 and down -15.37% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -1.34% versus last week; up +2.37% versus 2021; up +27.47% versus 2020 and down -11.18% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

International air travel for week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Departure frequencies up +1.06% versus last week; up +40.26% versus 2021; up +197.90% versus 2020 and down -22.54% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +1.25% versus last week; up +45.97% versus 2021; up +234.59% versus 2020 and down -22.44% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 05-Dec-2022