Report: Global Airline Capacity Up Over Pre-Pandemic Levels

OAG finds the majority of regions have recovered capacity from 2019 except for Southeast Asia, Eastern and Central Europe, Southwest Pacific, and Southern Africa.

Brinley Hineman

Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 02:49 PM ET

Verified

Jet airliner taking off [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

Global airline capacity in Q2 2024 has surpassed pre-pandemic Q2 2019 levels by 4%, scheduling 1.51 billion seats.
Recovery is uneven, with several regions (e.g., Southeast Asia, Eastern and Central Europe) and countries (e.g., Japan, Germany, UK, Indonesia) still below their Q2 2019 capacity.
The U.S. aviation market remains the largest globally, showing a 6.5% increase in capacity over Q2 2019.
United Airlines leads in capacity growth among carriers compared to Q2 2019, while Delta Air Lines and EasyJet have not yet exceeded their pre-pandemic levels.

See a mistake? Contact us.

Global airline capacity worldwide in the second quarter of 2024 has surpassed that of Q2 2019, the last “normal” year for flights pre-pandemic, according to a report from U.K.-based travel data company OAG.

The capacity for Q2 2024 is up about 4 percent over Q2 2019 for seats on international and domestic flights with about 1.51 billion seats on the schedule compared to 1.45 billion seats.