The worst year in the history of aviation

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Statistics don't lie, the 2020 It was the worst year in aviation history according to new information from THERE IT IS.

The International Air Transport Association (THERE IT IS) published World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) with performance figures for the year 2020 which demonstrate the devastating effects on global air transport during that year of the crisis. COVID-19:

• 1.800 millions of passengers flew in 2020, a decrease in 60,2% in comparison with the 4.500 millions that flew in 2019.
• Demand for air travel across the industry (measured in revenue per passenger kilometer, about RPK) was reduced by a 65,9% interannual.
• International passenger demand (RPK) decreased a 75,6% compared to the previous year.
• Domestic air passenger demand (RPK) fell a 48,8% in comparison with 2019.
• Air connectivity was reduced by more than half in 2020 and the number of routes connecting airports fell sharply at the beginning of the crisis and was reduced by more than 60% YoY in April 2020.
• Total industry passenger revenue fell by 69% a $189 billion in 2020, and the net losses were $126.4 billion in total.
• The decrease in air passengers transported in 2020 was the largest recorded since global RPKs began to be tracked around 1950.

At the worst moment of the crisis 2020, the 66% of the world's commercial air transport fleet was left on the ground because governments closed borders or imposed quarantines strict and a million jobs disappeared job.

THERE IT IS In his report he broadly explains the impact of the airline industry and shares some very interesting statistical data that allows us to know the severity and depth of this crisis that is still far from over..

• The airlines transported 1.800 million passengers on regular services, a decrease in 60,2% with respect to 2019.
• The system-wide passenger load factor was reduced by 65,1% on 2020, compared to the 82,5% from the previous year.
• The Middle East region suffered the highest proportion of passenger traffic losses * with a drop of 71,5% in RPK compared to 2019, followed by Europe (-69,7%) and the African region (-68,5%)
• China became the largest domestic market in 2020 for the first time recorded, as air travel recovered faster in its domestic market following its efforts to control COVID-19.

The airlines that flew the most:

Regarding the load:

• The ton-kilometers of cargo available throughout the industry (ACTK) they fell a 21,4% interannual in 2020. This led to a reduction in capacity, with an industry-wide load factor that increased 7.0 percentage points to 53.8%. This is the highest value of the IATA series started in 1990.

The airlines that transported the most cargo:

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