With Routes Americas fast approaching we take a closer look at the air transport landscape in the Caribbean. Looking at schedule data for the past two years shows that seat capacity on flights within and from the Caribbean increased 0.1 per cent in 2013, versus 2012, although departures were down 1.5 per cent. In the tables below we highlight the largest airlines and airports in the Caribbean market by seat capacity in 2013 and compare these with the previous year.
The data is all supplied by OAG Aviation using its OAG Schedules Analyser tool.
|
Rank |
Operating Airline |
Available Seats |
% Share |
% Change v 2012 |
|
1 |
JetBlue Airways (B6) |
4,538,740 |
11.5 % |
7.7 % |
|
2 |
American Airlines (AA) |
4,447,549 |
11.2 % |
(-22.7) % |
|
3 |
Caribbean Airlines (BW) |
2,889,237 |
7.3 % |
(-2.8) % |
|
4 |
Delta Air Lines (DL) |
2,124,714 |
5.4 % |
20.2 % |
|
5 |
LIAT (LI) |
1,892,216 |
4.8 % |
(-3.2) % |
|
6 |
US Airways (US) |
1,655,482 |
4.2 % |
(-1.7) % |
|
7 |
United Airlines (UA) |
1,203,352 |
3.0 % |
15.9 % |
|
8 |
Air France (AF) |
1,117,272 |
2.8 % |
6.9 % |
|
9 |
Copa Airlines (CM) |
1,040,347 |
2.6 % |
5.1 % |
|
10 |
Air Caraibes (TX) |
1,037,168 |
2.6 % |
(-7.1) % |
|
11 |
Insel Air (7I) |
1,035,208 |
2.6 % |
(-2.9) % |
|
12 |
British Airways (BA) |
992,310 |
2.5 % |
(-4.6) % |
|
13 |
Bahamasair (UP) |
987,540 |
2.5 % |
(-3.6 % |
|
14 |
Cubana (CU) |
914,420 |
2.3 % |
(-13.1) % |
|
15 |
Sunwing Airlines (WG) |
912,681 |
2.3 % |
27.9 % |
|
TOTAL |
39,570,749 |
- |
0.1 % |
|
|
Rank |
Airport |
Available Seats |
% Share |
% Change v 2012 |
|
1 |
San Juan (SJU) |
5,098,193 |
12.9 % |
(-6.5) % |
|
2 |
Punta Cana (PUJ) |
2,710,527 |
6.8 % |
18.8 % |
|
3 |
Nassau (NAS) |
2,210,772 |
5.6 % |
(-6.0) % |
|
4 |
Santo Domingo (SDQ) |
2,188,489 |
5.5 % |
2.4 % |
|
5 |
Montego Bay (MBJ) |
2,040,068 |
5.2 % |
5.9 % |
|
6 |
Port of Spain (POS) |
2,035,712 |
5.1 % |
3.3 % |
|
7 |
Havana (HAV) |
1,809,655 |
4.6 % |
0.8 % |
|
8 |
Aruba (AUA) |
1,537,215 |
3.9 % |
8.1 % |
|
9 |
Curacao (CUR) |
1,516,263 |
3.8 % |
3.7 % |
|
10 |
St Maarten (SXM) |
1,325,045 |
3.3 % |
(-1.1) % |
|
11 |
Pointe-a-Pitre (PTP) |
1,157,641 |
2.9 % |
(-2.4) % |
|
12 |
Barbados (BGI) |
1,154,076 |
2.9 % |
(-10.7) % |
|
13 |
Fort de France (FDF) |
961,418 |
2.4 % |
(-5.7) % |
|
14 |
St Thomas (STT) |
856,769 |
2.2 % |
(-3.10 % |
|
15 |
Kingston (KIN) |
854,083 |
2.2 % |
(-13.9) % |
|
TOTAL |
39,570,749 |
- |
0.1 % |
|
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