Worldwide capacity increases 5% in Feb-2011; LCC capacity up 9%

OAG, in its monthly Frequency and Capacity Trend Statistics (FACTS) report, stated worldwide scheduled airline capacity increased 5% year-on-year in Feb-2011 to 285.7 million seats. The number of flights increased 4%, to 2.3 million departures worldwide during the month. The average number of seats per aircraft frequency increased 1%.