Charting the trends – latest weekly air capacity and flight frequency insights (week 7, 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 13-Feb-2023

Departure frequencies up +1.03% versus last week; up +17.22% versus 2022; up +69.62% versus 2021; down -2.36% versus 2020 and down -11.76% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +1.45% versus last week; up +28.89% versus 2022; up +114.61% versus 2021; down -0.37% versus 2020 and down -10.82% versus 2019.

Global air travel system data by region for week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by system seat capacity for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by system seat capacity for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Domestic air travel for week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Departure frequencies down -0.02% versus last week; up +7.65% versus 2022; up +40.90% versus 2021; up +2.67% versus 2020 and down -8.04% versus 2019.

Seat capacity down -0.21% versus last week; up +9.62% versus 2022; up +46.98% versus 2021; up +14.00% versus 2020 and down -1.35% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by domestic departing frequencies for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by domestic seat capacity for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

International air travel for week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Departure frequencies up +3.62% versus last week; up +48.68% versus 2022; up +229.16% versus 2021; down -12.55% versus 2020 and down -19.51% versus 2019.

Seat capacity up +3.00% versus last week; up +53.52% versus 2022; up +270.02% versus 2021; down -10.65% versus 2020 and down -18.01% versus 2019.

Largest country and territories by international departing frequencies for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest country and territories by international seat capacity for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airlines by international seat capacity for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG

Largest airports by international seat capacity for the week commencing 13-Feb-2023

Source: CAPA - Centre for Aviation and OAG