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07.01.2022

Swift air travel recovery in South Africa as restrictions ease

Recovering air travel demand in South Africa gives reason for cautious optimism.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
08.12.2021

Update on the latest air traffic developments

A short presentation showing the latest air traffic developments

  • COVID-19
  • Market & Industry Issues
  • Presentations
  • Shocks
03.12.2021

Do travel restrictions reduce new COVID cases?

Governments have rapidly tightened travel restrictions to prevent the spread of Omicron, but the impact this has on cases is unclear

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
26.11.2021

Divergence in passenger and cargo traffic recovery continues

The chart shows a wide range of outcomes across international routes for air cargo and passenger traffic

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
19.11.2021

Business Confidence Survey results point to rising optimism

Survey respondents increasingly expect more passenger traffic and higher employment levels

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
05.11.2021

Travel restrictions easing with increasing vaccination rates

Easing restrictions will enable stronger air travel demand in 2022 globally

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
03.11.2021

Update on the latest air traffic data

Presentations on the latest trends in air cargo and passenger traffic

  • COVID-19
  • Market & Industry Issues
  • Presentations
  • Shocks
29.10.2021

Long supplier delivery times could bring opportunities for air cargo

Quarantined crews and disruptions at airports make the impact of long delivery times on air cargo volumes less clear than usual

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
22.10.2021

Millions of jobs supported by aviation at risk across all regions

Globally, half of the jobs directly and indirectly supported by aviation may disappear

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
15.10.2021

Regional differences in connectivity levels stifling economic benefits

The chart highlights the urgent need to restore air connectivity to support economic recovery.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
08.10.2021

Robust but uneven recovery expected in regional EBIT margins

Robust and widespread improvements in financials show the peak of the crisis has passed

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
01.10.2021

US-Europe reopening followed by surge in bookings

US-Europe reopening is a significant step toward normalization.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
17.09.2021

Q4 travel bookings better than 2020 but well below pre-crisis levels

This week’s chart illustrates the willingness to travel for the final quarter of the year

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
10.09.2021

U.S. domestic air travel market 20 years after 9/11

The chart looks at the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on U.S. domestic travel and compares it with the current COVID-19 crisis.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
03.09.2021

International pax traffic remains weak while cargo is robust

Today’s chart looks at the details of international air passenger and cargo traffic on different routes.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week