/ Posted on 31 December, 2020 16:37
2020 will go down in the history books as the air transport industry’s most turbulent year to date, with massive fluxes in passenger volumes globally due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Runways emulating plane graveyards served as a visceral reminder of the vulnerable economics of the air transport industry.
Emerging from government-imposed travel bans and nationwide lockdowns during the first half of the year was not enough to prompt travelers to return to the skies en masse. After showing some positive signs over the northern hemisphere summer months, global passenger traffic at the end of November 2020 slumped back down to 48 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from 2019, according to SITA data. Regaining passenger confidence has become a critical factor for airlines to weather the ongoing economic storm.
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As 2020 draws to a close, we round up some of Travel Weekly Asia s best news stories that might have slipped your attention in the past 12 months. Photo Credit: Getty Images/ Iam Anupong
It’s been an incredibly tough year as the Covid-19 pandemic turned the global travel industry upside down.
But it s not all gloom and doom. Amid the uncertainty, there have been some bright spots, positive learnings and transformational challenges, which keep the travel business community bound together.
As 2020 draws to a close, we round up some of Travel Weekly Asia s best news stories that might have slipped your attention in the past 12 months.