oneworld losing market share to SkyTeam, Star Alliance. Global LCC seats share now 23.1%
Star Alliance members now command a global capacity share (measured by ASKs) of 25.8%, thanks to a double-digit increase in capacity this month. SkyTeam members are also growing their capacity aggressively, helping them maintain their share of global aviation at around 15.5%. But oneworld's share has dropped one percentage point to below 14% as their members increase capacity (ASKs) by just 0.8% year-on-year in Apr-2011.
The carriers not aligned to the global alliances (still the biggest 'group') have seen their share of ASKs fall below 28%, as their capacity rises by 6.3% - slightly below the industry's rapid 8.2% expansion this month.
Meanwhile the LCC segment continues to make gains, growing their ASKs as a group by 14.1% this month to take their share of capacity by this measure to 16.8%. But the short-haul profile of LCC networks means their capacity measured by seats per week is some 23.1% of the worldwide total, up 0.6 ppts year-on-year.
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Alliances, LCCs and unaligned carriers' shares of global capacity: Apr-2011 vs Apr-2010
| Alliance | Apr-2010 | Apr-2011 | % Change | Global Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr-10 | Apr-11 | Variance | |||||
| oneworld | Flights per Week | 58,447 | 56,889 | -2.7% | 10.3% | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| Seats per Week | 8,135,288 | 7,918,842 | -2.7% | 11.6% | 10.6% | -1.0% | |
| ASKs per Week | 17,526,972,914 | 17,662,092,907 | 0.8% | 14.9% | 13.9% | -1.0% | |
| SkyTeam Alliance | Flights per Week | 78,829 | 83,020 | 5.3% | 13.9% | 14.0% | 0.0% |
| Seats per Week | 9,755,228 | 10,486,837 | 7.5% | 13.9% | 14.0% | 0.1% | |
| ASKs per Week | 18,124,692,502 | 19,855,562,282 | 9.5% | 15.4% | 15.6% | 0.2% | |
| Star Alliance | Flights per Week | 138,138 | 147,741 | 7.0% | 24.4% | 24.8% | 0.4% |
| Seats per Week | 16,260,878 | 17,875,075 | 9.9% | 23.2% | 23.8% | 0.7% | |
| ASKs per Week | 29,855,442,152 | 32,899,842,840 | 10.2% | 25.4% | 25.8% | 0.5% | |
| Un-Aligned carriers | Flights per Week | 182,279 | 189,663 | 4.1% | 32.2% | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| Seats per Week | 20,209,446 | 21,334,912 | 5.6% | 28.8% | 28.5% | -0.3% | |
| ASKs per Week | 33,433,750,460 | 35,549,329,068 | 6.3% | 28.4% | 27.9% | -0.5% | |
| Low Cost Carriers | Flights per Week | 108,049 | 117,548 | 8.8% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 0.7% |
| Seats per Week | 15,839,343 | 17,347,078 | 9.5% | 22.6% | 23.1% | 0.6% | |
| ASKs per Week | 18,814,190,278 | 21,458,490,296 | 14.1% | 16.0% | 16.8% | 0.9% | |
| Grand Total Flights per Week | 565,742 | 594,861 | 5.1% | ||||
| Grand Total Seats per Week | 70,200,183 | 74,962,744 | 6.8% | ||||
| Grand Total ASKs per Week | 117,755,048,306 | 127,425,317,393 | 8.2% | ||||