Brussels-Sana
The European Airports Council International announced that the number of passengers on airlines in Europe decreased by 20 percent due to the escalation of cases of the Corona virus and the emergence of the mutant Omicron.
According to the council's data, "occupancy levels for flights to and from European airports decreased from 66 percent to 44 percent."
In turn, Director General of Airports Olivier Jankovic said that "the ban on flights to South Africa and the irregular travel restrictions imposed by many governments in other markets, including within Europe, have directly affected traffic levels in recent weeks," noting that business trips were the first Whoever decreased was followed by recreational trips given the heightened uncertainty and the potential for further restrictions.
"After the holiday season, there is no doubt that Omicron will impact passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2022," Jankovic added.
The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) had warned at the beginning of this month that the Omicron mutant could cause more than half of Corona infections in Europe during the next few months.