The traditional “snowbird” winter season of travel between the United States and Canada continues to be impacted negatively by Canadian sentiment to actions by the current U.S. administration, with airlines adjusting capacity downwards, reports OAG. Canadian airlines have reduced USA-bound capacity by nearly 10% for Q1 2026, representing 450,000 seats. Capacity shifts away from traditional […]
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OAG: Busiest Airline Routes 2022
OAG has released its annual Busiest Airline Routes Report for 2022, which tracks data for the twelve months between October 2021 and September 2022. Underscoring the continuing recovery in air traffic, the latest report shows the dominance of Middle East airports, which hold four of the Top 10 spots in international routes, with a further […]
OAG: U.S. domestic airline capacity improved to 6% below pre-pandemic levels
U.S. domestic airline capacity continues to see growth this month and is now just 6% below January 2019, reports OAG. New York and Florida continue to lead in airline capacity, with five of the busiest airline routes starting or ending in New York and five starting or ending in Florida. But from a global viewpoint, […]
OAG: 2021 global airline capacity finished 35% down on pre-COVID levels
Global airline capacity for 2021 ended 35% below pre-COVID levels at 5.7 billion seats compared to 8.7 billion reported in 2019, reports OAG. The second half of 2021 saw a stronger recovery than the first half, with global domestic capacity at 80% of 2019 levels due to markets such as China, the United States and […]
OAG: Shake up in South America aviation
In its June 25th coronavirus update report by Becca Rowland, OAG Aviation World-wide points out that while aviation is “reeling” around the world, South America’s carriers are not receiving the significant government support that North America and Europe have seen for airlines. This will be an important factor in how the industry on these continents will emerge from the […]
Nearly 2 million airline seats affected by new Europe to U.S. travel ban, says OAG
Travel data provider OAG estimates that the Europe to United States travel ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, not surprisingly, will have far-reaching implications for the global aviation industry. OAG says that the ban will affect 10.9% of all international flights and 16.9% of all scheduled international seats between the United […]
London Heathrow still world’s most connected airport; Chicago O’Hare wins OAG’s connectivity award in U.S.
Once again, London’s Heathrow Airport has proved to be the world’s most internationally connected airport in OAG’s Megahubs Connectivity Index. There are over 65,000 possible connections on the busiest day for aviation at Heathrow and while the Megahubs Index score for LHR is slightly below where it was a year ago, the airport continues to […]
