Latest: October 2026

This month's report analyses the disruption data of 295 airlines totalling 660,533 disrupted flights, across 3,001,137 planned flights, globally.

Global flight volumes remained steady month-on-month in October, with the world’s ten largest carriers accounting for 30% of all flights and disrupted passengers. Geopolitical instability continued to affect Middle Eastern operations, while Storms Austen and Boelo disrupted major European hubs. In Asia-Pacific, Typhoon Champi forced widespread cancellations across Taiwan and neighbouring markets, while North American operations faced further disruption from severe thunderstorms. Latin America continued to experience operational pressures, with infrastructure constraints and adverse conditions affecting regional networks. Across all five regions, October highlighted the concentration of passenger disruption among the largest carriers and the continued vulnerability of global aviation to external events.