OAG International, the provider of airports and airlines data, said the latest data for the air transport sector shows a 4% increase in seat capacity in the week beginning August 3, compared to the previous week.
The Foundation stated that airlines worldwide will occupy about 60 million seats in total this week, of which 1.9 million are in the Middle East, with a growth of 6.3% compared to last week, but the overall capacity in the region is still 60% less compared to the levels before the outbreak of a virus. Covid-19 ".
She added that the capacity in some markets reverted to the levels of the previous year, while growth is still unattainable in other markets pending the easing of the restrictions of the closure, noting that the expectations are still worrying in many of the travel sector more broadly.
And seat capacity continues to grow in regional markets in Western Europe, an increase of about 15% within a week, with the addition of about 1.5 million seats, indicating that it is possible to continue to be concerned about the new closings and quarantines by airlines, and this may lead to the occurrence Some capacity cuts for next week.
She added that China is still the largest market for air transport in seat capacity with a rate of 15 million seats, followed by the United States with about 12 million and Japan in third place with about 3 million seats, while the United Kingdom recorded the largest weekly increase by 20% to reach the capacity size to 1.5 million seats per week In Italy, capacity increased by 18% to 1.3 million seats.
And as we entered the peak of the summer season, there are 638 airlines operating scheduled flights this week, compared to 716 airlines in the same week last year, noting that for many airlines, August is the busiest month, but current capacity levels and demand Overdue indicates that monetary reserves will not see any significant improvement in the next few months.