From OAG:

US domestic airline capacity continues to see growth this month and is now just 6% below January 2019.

What are the busiest domestic routes in the US this month?

1. New York to Chicago (LGA-ORD) is the busiest with a total of 262,256 scheduled seats (a 21% increase from last month).
2. In second place is New York JFK to Los Angeles (JFK-LAX) with 261, 813 scheduled seats.
3. Atlanta to Orlando (ATL-MCO) has 251,029 seats making it the third busiest route.

Most popular states?

• Five of the busiest airline routes start or end in New York and five start or end in Florida.

Busiest International Route?

• New York JFK to London Heathrow (JFK-LHR) is the fifth busiest global international route this month with 213,199 seats.

See the full charts and stats here

From OAG:

U.S. flight capacity is roaring back – so much so that the U.S. reclaimed the title as the largest aviation market in the world. While pent-up demand, growing desire for non-stop flights, underused aircraft capacity and airline’s “dash for cash” are all contributing to air travel’s rebirth, is this a growth part of a short-term airline experiment, or something more sustainable?

OAG, the world’s collector of travel data, answers this and more with their latest insights:

• The U.S. takes the top spot as the largest aviation market with an additional 900,000 domestic seats. 9% of U.S. capacity remains linked to international service to points in Latin America, the Caribbean and Mexico.
• With 67.9 million new seats, this week marked the busiest for scheduling since the week of March 30^th 2020.
• May capacity closed at 279.9 million, nearly double May 2020’s seat capacity.
• With new seasonal services to destinations in Europe, American Airlines continues to reign as the largest airline, now almost 23% larger than its closest rival, Delta.
• Over 1,150 new airport pairs have been added since last July; a 33% jump that’s creating more traveler choices –and likely more competitive fares.

This recovery is also benefitting U.S. airports, according to OAG’s latest look at the World’s Busiest Airports:

• Busiest Airports—Atlanta holds strong: ATL pulled ahead of Guangzhou (CAN) this month, while Dallas (DFW) and Denver (DEN) eek their way into the top 10.
• Busiest Airports-Internationally: Despite the Middle East still being closed off to international travelers, Dubai takes the top spot, while Miami and JFK rank at 8 and 9.

With the U.S. bouncing back it’s only a matter of time until restriction free international travel opens up and spurs recovery throughout the international market.

Read the full article from OAG:

Airlines Flying Close to the Sun (oag.com)