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We track scheduled flights (what’s planned) and tracked flights (what’s in the air) from a sample of the largest airports across the world. Looking at data up to 26 April, we find the following:
- On Monday, there were 7,500 planned departures, down 0.6% WoW. Actual take-offs within our sample were unchanged on the week, but globally, flight departures declined 2% WoW (Chart 1).
- Across our five US airports, average tracked flights were up 0.4% WoW. Flights out of JFK were up 4% WoW, followed by Dallas (Chart 3). Meanwhile, scheduled flights were down 0.2% WoW, with Los Angeles faring worst (Chart 2). Overall, there were 3,590 flight departures from our selected US airports, and capacity stands at 68% of pre-COVID capacity (Chart 4).
- European flight demand decreased for a third consecutive week, following a sharp rise over Easter. Scheduled and tracked flights were down 5.6% and 3.1% WoW, respectively, with Milan and Rome driving the negative change (Chart 3). Despite this, the average number of tracked flights remains above March levels. Overall, European airport capacity stands at 24%,with Madrid highest (34%) and Gatwick lowest (2%).
- Both scheduled and tracked flights from Asian airports were up 0.8% WoW and 0.3% WoW, respectively. Actual flights from Hong Kong and Shanghai increased most (Chart 3). Overall capacity remains at 59%, with Shanghai highest (97%) and Singapore lowest (16%).
Information on long-term movements in flight data is available at the bottom of the page.
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