Not arguing here, and I appreciate pangolin, Sox, Brad's awesome observations, but my opinion is if the demand was there, our very smart MBA's at the airlines would make sure we had the capacity. Especially in "these times." I doubt they would be asleep at the switch and missing opportunities.
Some other travel related sites I follow claim that bookings are sporadic and many are "booked" but folks are no-showing. Not sure how that works with refunds etc or ticket change policies but in any event, it seems like of the many folks who watch the travel sector, nobody has a good crystal ball on the numbers, except these very useful TSA numbers.
Capacity article:
https://www.businesstravelnews.com/G...0-Percent-Mark
The global airline industry this week crossed the halfway point in capacity recovery, according to OAG analysis. Airlines have 60 million seats scheduled this week, an increase of 4 percent compared with last week and representing 50.4 percent of the capacity scheduled this time last year.