Worldwide Airlines to Operate 40,000 More Flights in May, Says OAG
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 15:00 CDT
Latest statistics released from Official Airline Guide has revealed that the worldwide airlines are scheduled to operate 2% more flights for May 2008, compared with the same month of 2007, and this represents an additional 40,000 flights, which is half as many additional flights as last month's year-on-year figures.
The capacity for May 2008 is up by 3%, representing an additional 10.1 million seats compared with the same month of 2007. A month ago the year-on-year rise in capacity was 5%.
According to Official Airline Guide (OAG), the total number of flights scheduled to operate worldwide in May 2008 is 2.55 million, offering 306.9 million seats to travelers around the globe. Within this global figure of all scheduled passenger flight operations, the low cost sector shows a 14% increase both in frequency and capacity, with over 54,000 more flights year on year and an extra 8.2 million low cost seats worldwide compared to May 2007.
The low cost sector for this month now accounts for 17% of all passenger flights worldwide and 22% of all seats. US is showing a 3% drop in the total number of domestic flights scheduled in May 2008, representing 22,900 fewer flights and 1.51 million fewer seats. Conversely, the US low cost sector has a 4% increase both in domestic flights and capacity for May 2008.
Source: Datamonitor
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