During 2024, airlines offered 5.85 billion seats on scheduled flights worldwide, exceeding the previous record of 5.72 billion seats set in 2019 by 2%. Global seat capacity also increased by 6% year-on-year in 2024, fuelled by surging demand for air travel.

Aviation analytics firm Cirium said 2024 marked a “historic milestone in global aviation”, with the highest number of passenger seats available on flights in a single year. Airlines offered 5.85 billion seats on scheduled flights worldwide, exceeding the previous record of 5.72 billion seats set in 2019 by 2%.