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We track scheduled flights (what’s planned) and tracked flights (what took off) from a sample of the largest airports across the world.
Looking at data up to 28 November:
- Global departures resumed their downward-facing path (-4.0%) as they fell below 100,000 for the first time since June. Historic seasonality suggests they may recover back above 100,000 as we approach the holiday period (Chart 1).
- China will continue with the zero-Covid policy while fine-tuning the rough edges. Notably, Shanghai added PCR requirements for most public venues as 26 areas were determined as high risk while seven of Guangzhou’s 11 districts eased Covid-19 testing as the city announced that communities without new positive cases for five consecutive days can request to reopen. Overall, departures have cascaded lower (Beijing: -23.6% WoW; Shanghai: -8.5% WoW). Elsewhere in Asia, departures are yet to moderate (+0.6%).
- US departures (-5.0% WoW) are catching up with dwindling European departures (-1.4% WoW).
Information on long-term movements in flight data is available below.