Global airline capacity for February 2010 shows positive growth compared to February 2009, reports OAG, one of the world's leading aviation data business with its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. This marks the sixth consecutive month in which overall airline capacity has shown growth, with 272.7 million available seats this month, an increase of five per cent over February 2009. Global frequencies are also showing growth, with an increase of four per cent, with a total of 2.2 million flights scheduled for February 2010. Global frequency and capacity in the low-cost sector are up by 11 per cent compared to a year ago, with 40,704 more flights and 6.1 million more seats.
The only regional decline to report for February 2010 is for traffic within North America where frequency and capacity have reduced by one per cent (11,210) and two per cent (1,512,278) respectively. However, frequency and capacity to and from the region have shown a positive growth of three per cent and two per cent. Overall, flights to and from Europe show positive growth compared to February 2009, with six per cent more flights and four per cent more seats. |