Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 50, 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 12-Dec-2022

Departure frequencies up +4.54% versus last week; up +12.11% versus 2021; up +47.46% versus 2020 and down -16.33% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +4.69% versus last week; up +21.44% versus 2021; up +78.91% versus 2020 and down -16.73% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Departure frequencies up +5.17% versus last week; up +4.89% versus 2021; up +25.44% versus 2020 and down -12.85% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +6.17% versus last week; up +6.67% versus 2021; up +27.99% versus 2020 and down -7.60% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Departure frequencies up +3.06% versus last week; up +34.12% versus 2021; up +153.54% versus 2020 and down -23.58% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +3.38% versus last week; up +38.90% versus 2021; up +179.94% versus 2020 and down -23.57% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 12-Dec-2022

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG