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Airlines set to hit pre-Covid capacity this year, says report

Global airline passenger capacity could exceed pre-Covid levels in 2022, says analyst IBA. In its report on trends in capacity and demand, it predicts that US and European low-cost carrier capacity will exceed pre-Covid levels this year, driven by buoyant travel demand in domestic and intra-EU markets, and relatively light travel restrictions. It adds that demand for transatlantic flights could recover to 2019 levels this year - a particularly positive development for ... [+]