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| Airlines Increase Capacity To Meet Travel Demand |
| Friday, 13 May 2011 | |
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The OAG Frequency and Capacity Trend Statistics (FACTS) reports that there will be an increase of capacity this May of 6%, beating May of 2010, which was 5%. This increase is the equivalent of 17.9 million seats. In addition, the number of scheduled frequencies is up 4.2%, which is an additional 106,438 flights, in 2011, compared to 3.9% increase in 2010. China has become the second largest domestic market, following behind the U.S. In addition, the largest total growth has been seen in the Asia/Pacific region, where there has been an increase of more than 6.7 million seats for May. On an international level, the Middle East has seen the most growth, with 11% year-on-year growth on travel into and out of the region. The Atlanta airport is still the largest airport on a global scale with nearly 9 million seats in May, which is 15% above the second-place Beijing. Europe's growth is second only to Asia/Pacific at 6%. |
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