Aviation post-pandemic demand recovery may already have peaked
Posted On: 7th October 2022
The European aviation industry’s post-pandemic demand recovery may already have peaked. The end of severe travel restriction policies to control Covid-19 throughout Europe and the UK and the easing of summer airport capacity bottlenecks has supported recent demand recovery.
Intra-European traffic flow reached 90% of 2019 levels at the end of September, according to Eurocontrol. These levels are now forecast to be sustained over the coming six weeks, which is a slight downward revision. By comparison, intercontinental demand remains 22% down on 2019 levels. The air traffic demand outlook may reflect a slow game of catch-up with the deterioration of the European and UK economies.
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