Overall capacity in the Asia-Pacific region is set to top 2019 levels during the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, driven by strong domestic markets in China, India and Indonesia.

While international capacity continues to increase—and is back to 88% of pre-pandemic levels—domestic capacity is up by 9.4% during the first three months of 2024, compared with Q1 2019. It is also 7% higher than a year ago.

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China, the world’s second-largest domestic market behind the U.S., accounts for much of the growth, with the total number of seats standing at 218.3 million in Q1 2024, marking a year-on-year rise of 12%. India’s domestic market is also up by 3.2% year-on-year, and Indonesia’s is 10% higher.

Meanwhile, international capacity will total more than 143 million departure seats from and within the Asia-Pacific region during the first quarter, almost 50% up on 2023 levels and equivalent to about 88% of the total achieved in Q1 2019.