Flight Global - Lewis Harper

IATA has calculated that some 25 million jobs might be at risk amid falling demand for air travel caused by the coronavirus crisis.

According to figures released by the airline association today, “the livelihoods of some 65.5 million people are dependent on the aviation industry, including sectors such as travel and tourism”. Of that total, some 2.7 million people are employed directly by airlines.

Based on its current assumption of a 38% drop in RPKs this year alongside a 44% fall in passenger revenues, IATA suggests some 25 million of those 65.5 million jobs “are endangered across the world”....more

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