The figures from aviation analytics firm Cirium show that overall capacity in August will reach 14.6 million seats, despite British Airways axing thousands of short-haul services this summer as the aviation industry struggles to cope with soaring demand and a shortage of staff.
“August 2022 is scheduled to be the busiest month for UK departures since October 2019 – showing that despite caps, the recovery is underway,” added Cirium.
The number of departing flights is still at only…