Having failed to secure himself an invitation to the Queen’s Jubilee party this week, John Grant has taken himself off on holiday. We can’t promise any football-related insights but we can break down what is happening this week in terms of global airline capacity.
Global Airline Capacity Bounces Back This Week
Global capacity this week has moved up above 90 million seats again this week, reaching 91.2m seats. This represents a 2.4% increase on last week, which translates to an additional 2.1m seats and is the highest weekly capacity has reached since before the pandemic. Regions benefitting from this increase include Europe which accounts for slightly more than half of the increase and reflects the demand for leisure travel right across the region as the summer season gets into full swing.
We heard last week that Western Europe had become the largest regional market and it retains that place this week too, widening the gap between it and North America from 200,000 seats last…
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