Global passenger demand takes another hit in January 2021
Global passenger demand in January 2021 fell compared to both pre-COVID-19 levels in January 2019 and also December 2020.
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Global passenger demand in January 2021 fell compared to both pre-COVID-19 levels in January 2019 and also December 2020.
Following notable increases in air cargo demand towards the end of 2020 after poor performance throughout the year, the industry was able to reach pre-COVID-19 levels in January 2021.
With passenger numbers so low, Cork Airport has deemed it to make the most business sense to undertake the runway reconstruction project at a time where it will cause the least amount of disruption.
Almost a year since his participation in International Airport Review’s Coronavirus Roundtable, Stefano Baronci, Director General of ACI Asia-Pacific, looks back on 2020 and what the coronavirus pandemic has meant for aviation, and considers how this will affect the aviation sector’s recovery in the immediate future.
In the face of a widespread vaccine rollout, the report stresses the need to ease COVID-19 travel and border restrictions across Australia and support businesses that rely on international travel.
By extending the airport slots allocation waiver, the UK government has acted on calls for relief from the aviation sector and ensured that airlines will avoid operating high-cost carbon-inefficient ‘ghost flights’.
In this video, Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General of ACI World, is interviewed by Fethi Chebil, Airport PPP Expert. Together, they discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global airport business; the restart and recovery of the industry post-pandemic; the ACI World Airport Health Accreditation; health passports;…
The European Tourism Manifesto Alliance has outlined key recommendations for European Union states to ensure that the industry can benefit from a relaunch in summer 2021.
Set to open in 2021, the Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) at Cranfield University aims to bring together sector leads from across the aviation industry within a collaborative research environment to create, experiment and challenge the digital status quo. International Airport Review’s Junior Editor, Leah Hockley, spoke with three…
The week-long trial at Edinburgh Airport will see the feasibility of pre-departure testing in an airport environment being researched in preparation for the Scottish aviation industry's recovery.
In the latest instalment of our exclusive series, Gert-Jan de Graaff, CEO of Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), explains how quick thinking has been central in adapting to the challenges of the pandemic, and that there is a glimmer of hope for recovery on the horizon.
Following an unprecedented year of impacted revenue streams and collapses in passenger demand, Stewart Wingate, CEO of Gatwick Airport, has said that he is optimistic for the airport's recovery.
As a result of the wide range of measures and COVID-safe practices that the airport implemented to protect its staff and passengers, Sunshine Coast Airport has received the ACI Airport Health Accreditation.
AOA and AGS Airports have expressed their disappointment in the Scottish government's lack of a recovery plan or framework for Scotland's aviation industry.
14 European stakeholders have called for coordination on travel restrictions, vaccination certificates and testing requirements in order to support the recovery of aviation.