European travel recovery disappointing, industry officials say

Domestic air passenger travel and freight flights are rising in Europe but “normal operations are still severely damaged by the pandemic,” the head of European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol said on Tuesday. Low-cost airline traffic is around 84% below pre-pandemic levels, director general Eamonn Brennan said. Key to reopening markets will be the pace of vaccine rollouts, with progress expected in coming weeks, he added. <br/>