Just for the record, 2020 the worst year ever for airlines

Just for the record 2020 was the worst year ever for airlines with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) releasing its IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication laying bare the devastating effects on global air transport during that year of the COVID-19 crisis.

Passenger numbers were down 60.2 percent to 1.8 billion, industry-wide air travel demand (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers, or RPKs) dropped by 65.9 percent and international passenger demand (RPKs) decreased by 75.6 percent compared to the year prior, and domestic air passenger demand was reduced by 48.8 percent.

IATA said that airlines air connectivity declined by more than read more ⇒

Source:: AirlineRatings.Com

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