The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has reported that it has detected signs of a recovery in air passenger demand, following a gigantic collapse in April. Air passenger demand during April was 94.3% lower than in April 2019, a fall never before seen in this statistical series since Iata (the representative body of the global airline industry) initiated it in 1990. This collapse was due to the almost total halting of domestic and international air traffic around the world, imposed by governments trying to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. “April was a disaster for aviation as air travel almost entirely stopped,” highlighted Iata director-general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac. “But April may also represent the nadir of the crisis. Flight numbers are increasing.”
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