Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 6, 2023)

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 06-Feb-2023

Departure frequencies up +0.32% versus last week; up +17.50% versus 2022; up +80.70% versus 2021; down -3.95% versus 2020 and down -12.30% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +0.51% versus last week; up +29.55% versus 2022; up +128.60% versus 2021; down -2.92% versus 2020 and down -11.86% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Departure frequencies down -0.10% versus last week; up +8.27% versus 2022; up +53.50% versus 2021; up +2.13% versus 2020 and down -7.75% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.30% versus last week; up +10.35% versus 2022; up +63.75% versus 2021; up +13.21% versus 2020 and down -1.11% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Departure frequencies up +1.36% versus last week; up +48.74% versus 2022; up +220.78% versus 2021; down -16.24% versus 2020 and down -21.81% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +1.28% versus last week; up +54.95% versus 2022; up +264.69% versus 2021; down -14.41% versus 2020 and down -20.05% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 06-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG