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OACI has revealed its comprehensive statistical report on what happened to passenger air traffic around the world during the difficult 2020.
We all know the pandemic and the impact on the world economy is unprecedented., but on this occasion the International Civil Aviation Organization – ICAO published an expanded report where we can know that air traffic in the 2020 worldwide fell to levels equivalent to 2003.
Yes, how did you read it, the number of passengers who traveled last year is equivalent to having gone backwards 17 years, all when aviation was at its best historical growth rates, powered by never-before-operated destinations, new airlines and planes flying further, consuming less.
The report indicates the reduction in seating capacity was 50% last year, Total passenger volume decreased by 60%, giving traffic of only 1800 million people during the first year of the pandemic, in front of the 4500 millions of passengers who flew 2019.
The Organization's figures also indicate that the airlines have suffered financial losses worth 370.000 millions of dollars as a result of COVID-19, and that airports and air navigation service providers (ANSP) have experienced additional losses of 115.000 millions and 13.000 million respectively.
Due to large-scale confinement measures, the border closures and travel restrictions that have been put in place around the world, In April the overall volume of passenger traffic had decreased by 92% with respect to the levels of 2019, that is, an average of 98% of the decrease observed in international traffic and the 87% in domestic air travel.
Air traffic in the future
A key point is recovery and how long this process will take, but the restrictive measures that governments continue to implement, instead of relaxing them, will further postpone returning to the levels of the 2019.
The Organization does not expect improvements in the global outlook before the second quarter of 2021, although these will depend on the effectiveness of the management of the pandemic and the gradual introduction of the vaccination.
According to the most optimistic hypotheses, It is expected that in June 2021 the volume of passenger public has recovered in a 71% regarding their levels of 2019 (the 53% for the international passenger public and the 84% for the national). A more pessimistic hypothesis foresees a recovery of only the 49% (the 26% for the international passenger public and the 66% for the national).
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Excellent in data. It remains to be noted that although it is true that airline demand has decreased, However, cargo airlines are pleased.
Very good observation, although the recovery of cargo airlines has been faster, in many cases they remain below normal rates.