How will air travel change after the pandemic?
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2020 was definitely not a good year for aviation.
Due to the coronavirus, the world saw empty airports, planes on the ground and millions of trips canceled due to travel restrictions around the world as the virus spread in an uncontrollable pandemic for months.
Airlines canceled flights since the beginning of the pandemic
In response to growing concerns about the spread of the virus through international travel and declining demand for international flights, some airlines began suspending operations from the beginning of March.
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The new coronavirus pandemic represented record millionaire losses for aviation
If the forecasts materialize, the economic losses from the coronavirus pandemic could mark a record setback.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted that the aviation sector will lose $ 157 billion in 2020 and 2021 due to the crisis.
Covid-19 made 2020 the worst year on record for the airline sector, predicting that its losses in 2021 could reach US $ 38.7 billion.
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Financial aid to aviation companies
By the middle of the year, thousands of industry jobs were lost in Europe and the United States.
"It is an extremely complicated situation," said Francoise Vallin, president of the CFE-CGC union.
By the middle of the year, 16 airlines had ceased operations or had filed for bankruptcy.
And at least 2,000 planes were on the ground.
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Airlines desperately need people to fly again
When the covid-19 pandemic wiped out the demand for air travel, beginning in March, airlines responded by allowing passengers to change flight plans without paying penalties.
But those waived exchange fees have been for the most part temporary.
Some airlines, such as United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines, announced that they would eliminate most of their exchange fees for good.
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The coronavirus has a variant and, again, they close flights
In the United Kingdom, a new variant of coronavirus was discovered and several countries in Latin America and other parts of the world once again suspended travel to and from the United Kingdom.
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