After plunging 94.3% in April 2020 compared with April 2019, demand for air travel is on the rise.
Analysis
Alexandre de Juniac, IATA
Ronojoy Dutta, IndiGo
Longjiang Wu, China Express Airlines
With the northern hemisphere hurricane season now only weeks away, weather forecasters are facing an unexpected and worrying downside of COVID-19’s impact on flying.
The value air cargo brings to the world has never been more apparent. Many airlines have been involved in humanitarian flights during the COVID-19 pandemic and together with their partners in the logistics chain ensured personal protective equipment (PPE) and other urgent medical supplies reached their destination.
Almost 17,000 aircraft now sit idle at airports and storage parks around the world as airlines wait for a signal that travel restrictions are being lifted and borders re-opened.
Tens of thousands of ships’ crews are stranded throughout the world as COVID-19 shuts down international flights, creating a potential new crisis for international trade.
As the COVID-19 crisis highlights the vital role of air cargo, Hexaware considers how Application Development and Maintenance is transforming cargo handling for the digital age
CargoEconomic performance 2019
IATA global passengers survey 2019
The world air transport statistics 2019
