Around the world, 40% of passengers are planning to wait at least six months or more for air travel due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 60% anticipate that they could return to airline travel after one to two months of containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IATA said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“Passenger confidence will suffer a double whammy even after the pandemic is contained — hit by personal economic concerns in the face of a looming recession on top of lingering concerns about the safety of travel,” Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director general and CEO said in the statement.<\/p>\n
“Governments and industry must be quick and coordinated with confidence-boosting measures,” he added.<\/p>\n
In countries where new coronavirus cases have fallen to low levels, there are indications that passengers are returning to their travel behavior in a cautious manner, the IATA said, but added “an immediate rebound from the catastrophic fall in passenger demand appears unlikely.”<\/p>\n
“People still want to travel,” said de Juniac, adding “As countries lift restrictions, confidence boosting measures will be critical to restart travel and stimulate economies.”<\/p>\n
“The passenger business came to a halt with unilateral government actions to stop the spread of the virus. The industry restart, however, must be built with trust and collaboration … We must start building a framework for a global approach that will give people the confidence that they need to travel once again,” he explained.<\/p>\n
IATA said it estimates around 25 million jobs in aviation and its related value-chains, including the tourism sector, are at risk due to the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n
While passenger revenues are expected to be $314 billion, or 55%, less this year than in 2019, demand in the second quarter of 2020 is estimated to plummet by 80% or more compared to the same period of last year, according to the IATA.<\/p>\n
IATA represents some 290 airlines comprising 82% of global air traffic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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