UN agency warns of another bad year for airlines

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The United Nations aviation agency on Friday predicted “prolonged depressed demand” for air travel and more financial woes for airlines, following a year of fewer flights and big losses blamed

Air travel plunged 60% in 2020 as nations closed borders and restricted travel to slow the spread of Covid-19, the International Civil Aviation Organization said in a report.

Airports and air navigation services providers lost a further $115 billion and $13 billion, respectively. A recovery, the ICAO said, will hinge on the successful rollout of vaccines, which have now started to be distributed. Several governments have also provided or are in talks with carriers about bailouts.

 

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