Summer Flight-Corridor Plans Spur Rebound in Airline Capacity
- Booking activity rose on talk of U.K. travel bubbles, OAG says
- China’s domestic capacity at 86% of pre-pandemic levels: OAG
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Airlines this week added the most seats since the coronavirus outbreak began, spurred by expectations that demand will increase during the Northern Hemisphere summer and after the safe travel corridors are created, according to OAG Aviation Worldwide.
Carriers globally added 8.2 million seats to schedules for this week, a 21% jump from the previous week, analyst John Grant said. India and Europe saw strong growth as many major airlines -- including IndiGo, operated by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., and Ryanair Holdings Plc -- raised capacity.