mo4ch:>Air traffic won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 – IATA | Mo4ch News
Demand for air travel has plunged more than 90 percent in Europe and the United States since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.It warned that passenger traffic won’t rebound to pre-crisis levels until at least 2023, noting that recovery will be even slower if lockdowns and travel restrictions are extended.“We are asking governments to have a phased approach to restart the industry and to fly again,” Alexandre de Juniac, the IATA’s director general and CEO, told CNBC, raising hopes that some flying will resume by summer. According to him, the aim is to reopen and boost the domestic market by the end of the second quarter, and open the regional or continental markets — such as Europe, North America or Asia Pacific — by the third quarter, and intercontinental in the fall.Also on rt.comTravel giant TUI plans to axe 8,000 jobs despite government bailout“So, for summer we hope that you will see flights within Europe coming back, …