“Forward bookings in February this year for the Northern Hemisphere summer travel season were 78% below levels in February 2019, ” Alexandre de Juniac, IATA director-general and chief executive officer, (pic) said.
KUALA LUMPUR: Passenger traffic fell in January 2021 compared with both pre-Covid levels (January 2019) and the immediate month prior (December 2020), according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Total demand in January 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) was down 72% compared with January 2019, which was worse than the 69.7% year-over-year decline recorded in December 2020.
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