- World air transport and transatlantic growth up 6%
- US domestic market down 8%
- Flights to and from US down 1%
Five years on from 9/11 OAG - the global travel and transport information company which collates data from more than 1000 scheduled airlines on a daily basis – has provided some statistics for media use.
The volume of flights worldwide this month is 6 per cent higher than 5 years ago, with 136,000 more flights operating, yet the US domestic market is still behind pre-9/11 levels with 71,000 fewer flights, according to OAG. International flights to and from North America are also behind, but by just one per cent (567 flights). All other regions in the world, with the exception of Central/South America, are showing growth over the 5 year period, the most notable being within Asia Pacific (up by more than 126,000 flights) and within the European Union (up by 68,000 flights). In an analysis of major US hubs, the figures show recovery is mixed. New York JFK is showing one of the largest increases since September 2001, up by more than 7,000 flights this month, a rise of 30 per cent. The transatlantic route is showing a 6 per cent increase overall in volume of flights in September 2006 vs five years ago, with over 1,300 more flights between North America and Western Europe. On Monday, the fifth anniversary of 9/11, over 82,000 flights offering 9.5million seats are scheduled worldwide. Below are some tables of topical statistics for media use: 
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