It may seem like a quiet period for the aviation industry with global airline capacity stuck at ninety million this week which just happens to be the same number as last week and the week before, capacity may be a lot more stable than in recent times but spotting the changes and insights becomes increasingly harder.
In truth, airline network planners and airport co-ordinators are at the IATA 151st Slot Conference this week in Melbourne finalising their summer 2023 slot requests – the OAG team are at the event so drop by and say hi if you get a chance.
We are just three weeks into the winter season so let’s look at what is happening now as we are firmly in the doldrums of capacity changes ahead of Thanksgiving and then the seasonal holiday periods. With only minor changes to planned capacity for the rest of November and December (traditionally a month of minor schedule changes) it looks like global capacity for the year will settle at 4.7 billion compared to the 3.6 billion of…
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