On a global scale, the airlines they are increasing their measurement capacity in available seats in anticipation of one recovery of passenger traffic during the summer, according to the consultancy OAG.
The regions where the number of seats available increased the most from the week of March 22 to 29 were Western Europe, With 19%; Central Europe, 16%; North Africa, 13%, and Southeast Pacific, 11%.
OAG noted that in the United States, the capacity of airlines has increased by only 1%, but there is high expectation about the demand that will be to travel to the United States. Mexican beaches during the summer.
“Airlines are generally quite optimistic during the summer, with an upward trend in their seating capacity during the second and third quarters of the year.
“Airlines are generally optimistic during the summer, with an upward trend in their seating capacity during the second and third quarters of the year”; Analysis of the OAG consultancy.
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“Certainly, airlines appear to be increasing their capacity in the regions with the highest number of vaccinated people, but others are also increasing their capacity in anticipation of high demand for vacations in Mexico during the summer,” the consultant said in an analysis.
Also, in recent weeks, airlines have announced new destinations in the United States for Easter as well as for the summer, many of which respond to a greater demand for pleasure travel within the US territory, where s expects Florida to be one of the busiest states.
In Mexico, the supply of seats increased 6% in the week of March 22-29.
Volaris reported an increase in its future bookings and, as a result, increased its previous capacity guide for the first quarter of the year to approximately 85% of its capacity, measured in terms of available seats per mile, compared from the same period of the previous year.
However, given the volatility in demand and last-minute booking patterns, the airline is not providing guidance in terms of capacity for the second quarter of the year, although “an improvement is expected. with respect to the first quarter based on current booking trends, ”the airline has indicated through
a report.
60% capacity is the average operating rate on European airlines.
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By contrast, in Brazil, airlines reduced their capacity in the week ending March 29, with 70,000 fewer seats, as the country faces a new wave of contagion.
Meanwhile, the third wave of contagion from Covid-19 in Europe is not having any impact on the capacity of airlines in this region, as there are an additional 930,000 seats for the Easter period, an increase of 20% compared to the previous week.
While in Eastern Europe the increase in capacity was 16%.
“It’s hard to believe that demand will support the 24% increase in the number of seats in Germany; 21% capacity growth in Spain and an incredible 49% increase in capacity in Italy,” OAG noted.
The firm has defined that despite the increase in the supply of seats available in Europe, the commercial aviation in this region it continues to operate at 60% of the capacity it had before the pandemic, being one of the regions with the weakest recovery on a global scale.
By contrast, in Asia, Vietnam recorded a 26% increase in capacity during the week ending March 29, adding 270,000 seats, and in Thailand 132,000 seats were added.
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