Global air passenger traffic falls record 66% in 2020 amid pandemic

Global air passenger traffic in 2020 sank a record 65.9 percent from the year before amid tighter border controls due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a rebound to around half of 2019 levels expected this year, an industry group said.The plunge was mainly attributable to a 75.6 percent drop in international passenger traffic, according to data from the International Air Transport Association.Demand for business trips and tourism tumbled after many countries imposed entry bans or requested self-quarantine to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.The impact of the pandemic was less harsh …READ FULL ARTICLE