Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Rate Of Increase Remains The Same For The Third Consecutive
Month, Says OAG
The world's airlines have scheduled
2.77 million flights for August with a total capacity of 351.6
million seats, representing increases of 3% and 5% respectively on
August 2010 figures. This is the third successive month global
aviation growth has increased by these percentages, according to
the latest statistics from aviation analyst OAG. The OAG FACTS
(Frequency and Capacity Trend Statistics) report for August reveals
90,213 more flights will operate year on year, offering 16.1
million more seats.
"Stability on this scale is very welcome, particularly against
an uncertain economic backdrop in many major markets," said Peter
von Moltke, Chief Executive Officer, UBM Aviation, parent company
of OAG. "Aviation planners, encouraged by this steady upward trend,
will be keen to explore route development opportunities to maximise
their share of passenger demand."
While this month's figures point to increasing consumer
confidence in a global context, there are some significant
variations in regional performance. The highest level of
intra-regional growth this month is within Africa, with an 11%
increase in flights and 9% more seat capacity, followed by Asia
with 10% more flights and 7% more capacity. However, only
Africa shows a decline in operations to and from its regional
borders with 4% fewer flights and a 3% drop in capacity compared to
August 2010.
The Middle East region shows the opposite trend to Africa.
An 8% rise in frequencies and capacity to and from the region
outperforms modest intra-regional growth of just 1% capacity on 3%
more flights.
Western Europe appears to be a key factor in these regional
differences, with flights to and from major hubs in Africa showing
notable declines, compared to double digit increases in capacity
between Western Europe and key Middle East
hubs.
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