The Airports Council International (ACI) has announced that the aviation sector from a global perspective has been drastically affected by the Covid-19, because it has experienced a large reduction in the number of passengers, in fact, it is considered to be the largest in the history of the aviation industry.
During the first months of 2020, airlines and the airport sector have had to modify the way they provide their services to overcome the crisis that has caused the pandemic. In Measures by Covid-19 can lead to bankruptcy for several airlines, it is mentioned which measures have significantly affected companies that provide flight services.
Figures
The Airports Council International (ACI) has provided data showing that the number of passengers who have traveled in recent months has been very low compared to previous years, it is visualized that has had a decrease of approximately -94.4% as a result of the pandemic. In addition, there was a significant drop of -55.9% in the month of March, which is considered the worst drop in the history of the industry in terms of passenger traffic.
Passenger traffic
The data provided by the Airports Council International (ACI) indicates that passenger traffic worldwide registered a growth of 1.9% in January 2020, while in 2019 it increased by 4.9%, have exposed that this has been the cause of the serious crisis facing the industry for not being able to operate normally. In addition, they have added that the cargo industry had a 4.4% decline in the first month of 2020 compared to January 2019.
They have announced that there were falls of approximately -95% in regional markets in terms of passenger traffic, however, in Asia-Pacific, there was a decrease of -87.7% compared to last year. They consider that the aviation industry is going through a major crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and they indicate that this situation demands an exceptional response from governments to achieve continuity and sustainability of airport operations.
Airports and airlines action plan
Due to the losses that airports and airlines have faced due to the decrease in passenger traffic, it is observed that there are already some regions that are preparing and taking the first steps to take measures and achieve the resumption of operations as described in Changes that may occur in commercial flights by the Covid-19, so they can create methods to overcome this crisis. In order to help in this recovery, the ICA has stated that the financial support of the different entities is necessary to safeguard the operations and jobs provided by the industry.
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