Slow takeoff for aviation in Europe
After coronavirus lockdowns that brought civil aviation to nearly a complete halt air traffic is slowly resuming in Europe as borders reopen, but tens of thousands of jobs are still hanging in the balance. The lockdowns saw air travel plunge by 94.3% in April compared with the same month last year, when measured by kilometres travelled by paying passengers. IATA believes the recovery in air travel is likely to be determined not only by the pace of restrictions being lifted but also by the extent health worries keep people from travelling. IATA expects the recovery to begin in domestic air travel, then extend to continental travel and finally, at the end of the year, to long-haul inter-continental flights. It sees air travel returning to its pre-coronavirus levels only in 2023. Most travel restrictions within Europe have been lifted and starting Wednesday nationals from 15 countries are allowed into the EU. The US, Russia and Brazil -- where the virus is still spreading quickly -- were left off the list. In Europe, during the week of June 15-21, an average of 7,706 flights were recorded each day, a 78% drop from the same week last year, according to Eurocontrol which manages European airspace. The airlines operating the most flights were Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Wizz Air, the Norwegian regional airline Wideroe, and Air France. The busiest airports were Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, Amsterdam-Schiphol, London-Heathrow and Istanbul.<br/>
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Slow takeoff for aviation in Europe
After coronavirus lockdowns that brought civil aviation to nearly a complete halt air traffic is slowly resuming in Europe as borders reopen, but tens of thousands of jobs are still hanging in the balance. The lockdowns saw air travel plunge by 94.3% in April compared with the same month last year, when measured by kilometres travelled by paying passengers. IATA believes the recovery in air travel is likely to be determined not only by the pace of restrictions being lifted but also by the extent health worries keep people from travelling. IATA expects the recovery to begin in domestic air travel, then extend to continental travel and finally, at the end of the year, to long-haul inter-continental flights. It sees air travel returning to its pre-coronavirus levels only in 2023. Most travel restrictions within Europe have been lifted and starting Wednesday nationals from 15 countries are allowed into the EU. The US, Russia and Brazil -- where the virus is still spreading quickly -- were left off the list. In Europe, during the week of June 15-21, an average of 7,706 flights were recorded each day, a 78% drop from the same week last year, according to Eurocontrol which manages European airspace. The airlines operating the most flights were Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Wizz Air, the Norwegian regional airline Wideroe, and Air France. The busiest airports were Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, Amsterdam-Schiphol, London-Heathrow and Istanbul.<br/>
