Global airline seat capacity up 8% in Oct-2011: OAG

OAG reported (06-Oct-2011) global airline scheduled flights will increase 3% year-on-year while total scheduled seat capacity will increase 5% in Oct-2011, reflecting the sustained development of increasing average aircraft size as the key driver of seat capacity growth. According to OAG, LCCs have a schedule frequency share of 21%, up 1%, and an 8% worldwide seat capacity share, also up 1%. Details include:

• Global: +8% capacity, +5% scheduled services year-on-year;
• To/from Africa: +2.1%, +5.2%;
• To/from North America: +5%, +7%;
• To/from Asia Pacific: +9%, +11%;
• To/from Europe: +4%, +4%. [more]