Some airlines are just lowering capacity on routes. But the actual number of a/c flying is actually more!
Nah I'm sorry, but conerted lurker wasn't too wide of the mark. Maybe not drugs, but you are certainly consuming too many e-numbers or something. Admittedly it does depend on which part of the world you are referring to with the above comment, if you are talking about Europe it makes no sense. The likes of ezy are not just cutting capacity on routes, it is capacity full stop. BA, FR and EZY are all grounding A/C for the winter. It is simple - in the current climate they will lose less by having them sat doing nothing rather than flying round near-empty.
At easyjet over the past few months a base has been announced for closure, STN has lost 3 a/c for the winter, a management cull has taken place at head office, they are offering unpaid leave for the winter and cabin crew on seasonal contracts are expecting to go. Trust me, we won't have more a/c flying this winter, neither will ryanair, neither will BA......