Sat, Dec 26, 2009
Low Cost Sector Continues To Show Growth With Frequencies And
Capacity Up 10 Percent
Global airline capacity for December 2009 shows positive
growth compared to December 2008, reports OAG, an aviation data
business which reports monthly trends in the supply of airline
flights and seats. There are 294.8 million seats available this
month, a rise of 4% over December 2008 levels. Global frequencies
are up 1% compared to December 2008, with a total of 2.4 million
flights scheduled for December 2009, despite an average North
American frequency decline of 2%. Worldwide, frequencies and
capacity in the low cost sector are both up by 10% compared to a
year ago, accounting for 444,539 flights (18%) and 65.6 million
seats (22%).
John Weber, senior vice president OAG Aviation, said, "Global
capacity continues to rise, boosted by worldwide increases in both
frequency and capacity in the low cost sector, which would tend to
show us that travelers are choosing to fly airlines that offer more
economical choices. This increase in December 2009 capacity
recovers the global pull-down of minus 10 million scheduled seats
in 2008 and brings us back to the pre-crisis level of December
2007, but the characteristics of many markets have fundamentally
changed," Weber continued.
Analysis of major routes reveals that frequency and capacity on
certain routes reflect positive growth, while others are showing
strong decreases. Leading the growth is traffic between Western
Europe and Africa with an increase of 19% (3,883) in the number of
flights and an 18% increase in seats (710,129). However, between
Western Europe and North America there is a 9% decrease in the
number of flights and an 8% decrease in the number of seats.
Frequency and capacity between North America and Central/South
America are up 5% compared to December 2008. A hubs analysis shows
that Beijing has seen an impressive 10% increase in the number of
flights and a 9% increase in seats, while Paris Charles de Gaulle
Airport shows a negative growth of 6% in the number of flights and
a 4% reduction in capacity. A similar trend can be seen for other
major European hubs, with flights at Amsterdam Schiphol down 7% and
seats down 6%.
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