Corona reduces the operating capacity of airlines by 1.2 billion seats

OAG International, which provides airport and airline data, said that many airlines around the world have already responded to the latest changes in travel requirements and the growing concern about the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, noting that global capacity is still at levels 46% of those that were operated during the same period last year.

In its latest report to monitor the impact of "Covid-19" on air transport performance, the corporation added that travel restrictions and the decline in demand due to the pandemic have contributed to the reduction of air carriers' operating capacity by 1.2 billion seats on flights since January this year until now compared to the same period of the year. the past.

The corporation indicated that airlines around the world continue to request government support, indicating that we are likely to face a steady decrease in capacity until the end of October and possibly until the end of the year.

She stated that airlines in the Middle East region would occupy a total of about 1.89 million seats during the week starting from September 14, compared to about two million seats in the previous week, with a drop of about 6.4%.

As for the first 10 market tables, in terms of seat capacity occupied by airlines for this week, China topped with 15.4 million seats, followed by the United States with 10.4 million seats, and Japan by 2.2 million.

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