Global airline capacity this week dropped back the 60
million seat threshold it crossed last week as six of the 10 largest regional
markets lowered capacity week over week, according to OAG.
The largest capacity reduction this week was in Central
America, down about 160,000 seats or 14.7 percent week over week, with most of
those cuts in Mexico, OAG reported. Capacity in Southwest Asia is down 7.2
percent week over week, and South Asia capacity is down 4.8 percent.
OAG analyst John Grant noted that "the data looks
grim," as last
week's capacity might have marked a peak as the Covid-19 crisis endures.
"It may be the traditional peak demand weeks of the year, but the data
would suggest that if this is as good as it will get, then the winter will be
challenging for everybody," he said.