OAG International, the provider of airports and airline data, said that about 60 airlines will restart their flights globally this week according to scheduled flight data, noting that airlines added an estimated capacity of 5.7 million seats per week, starting with June 1st compared to last week.

According to the latest data of the foundation, which showed Emirates Today, a copy of it, it is scheduled to operate 267 thousand additional flights this week, which represents an increase of approximately 16% compared to last week, noting that, however, the capacity is still less by 66% of normal levels before coronavirus outbreaks.

The company said that demand is now the critical issue for all airlines in the recovery phase, and again there are signs of some growth in both the domestic market in China and in Europe, adding, though, we have been seeing adjustments to seat capacity in the coming weeks.

It showed that seat capacity witnessed growth in most of the major regional markets, and both the Middle East and Central America regions witnessed double-digit growth this week, noting that the reopening of the Saudi market will contribute to raising capacities significantly.

"The first week of June may be a turning point for the industry in terms of capacity, but we need to be very careful about the summer forecast," she added, noting that with continued uncertainty and the restoration of passenger confidence so far, there are many factors that are outside the will of the airlines, which will continue to The effect on demand in the end.

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