Figure 1: U.S. Airline Industry Capacity Adjustments Since 2000,,,
Date,Scheduled flights,Available departing seats,
Jan-01,0.024226343,0.033559767,
Feb-01,-0.031859046,-0.018748894,
Mar-01,-0.005700087,0.00572053,
Apr-01,0.007801503,0.014140146,
May-01,0.001402225,0.009947325,
Jun-01,-0.003377951,0.009524376,
Jul-01,0.012232093,0.022427532,
Aug-01,-0.001777819,0.014037988,
Sep-01,-0.013711019,0.004869161,
Oct-01,-0.04780386,-0.036291329,
Nov-01,-0.151318331,-0.145940303,
Dec-01,-0.143883263,-0.141891234,
Jan-02,-0.108412581,-0.101085658,
Feb-02,-0.141594095,-0.133459085,
Mar-02,-0.113818312,-0.101087423
Apr-02,-0.086212646,-0.080987721
May-02,-0.088657065,-0.084400927
Jun-02,-0.085518425,-0.071690543
Jul-02,-0.067208823,-0.057280903
Aug-02,-0.075029177,-0.068073228
Sep-02,-0.096787315,-0.096659784
Oct-02,-0.109060821,-0.107923488
Nov-02,-0.117809027,-0.120588496
Dec-02,-0.115016264,-0.124596481
Jan-03,-0.11027716,-0.109199806
Feb-03,-0.147159888,-0.147159888
Mar-03,-0.121109517,-0.121536935
Apr-03,-0.109077807,-0.117849332
May-03,-0.140313059,-0.153066291
Jun-03,-0.114378208,-0.129424155
Jul-03,-0.092640917,-0.110514532
Aug-03,-0.104049453,-0.125964477
Sep-03,-0.101435606,-0.12868372
Oct-03,-0.099971004,-0.129239199
Nov-03,-0.106462469,-0.131414298
Dec-03,-0.081945875,-0.114589971
Jan-04,-0.086661722,-0.095701426
Feb-04,-0.089157563,-0.096125884
Mar-04,-0.087742947,-0.095438608
Apr-04,-0.088458431,-0.095365108
May-04,-0.099498713,-0.105232284
Jun-04,-0.094040719,-0.101200705
"Source: M.R. Dayton, “Trends and Demand in Aviation Markets,” presentation at the ATCA/FAA/Nav Canada Technical Symposium, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2004.",,