Airline Capacity Rises Above 90 Million Again
Global airline capacity has once again scraped above 90 million seats this week as the major US airlines return to their regular schedules following the Thanksgiving holiday.
There was some surprise that a public holiday can result in such a change in capacity, but as is often the case – a surge in capacity is followed by a reduction in activity whilst the event takes place. With that in mind the next few weeks will be interesting with many carriers planning significant increases in capacity from the 12th December and then those same carriers cutting back capacity for a few days after the 25th December…is there another holiday looming?
The next few weeks are also a time when people ask OAG for a prediction of what 2023 will look like, and as always, we turn to the data to inform those insights.
The table below – which shows capacity through to the end of February – gives a good indication of where airlines are now in their planning….
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