A gradual recovery: the skies are coming back to life as air travel restrictions ease – The National

A gradual recovery: the skies are coming back to life as air travel restrictions ease – The National

The number of commercial flights hit a low of 23,000 during April, according to Flightradar24. The level of traffic is still substantially below that of this time last year - 48 per cent lower than the same time on June 1, according to Flightradar24 (see tweet below).. The number of flights is gradually growing as lockdowns are eased around the world.. Traffic has also clearly dwindled over India and the Middle East - including the UAE, where all flights were grounded on March 1 and are slowly being reintroduced.. Further statistics from FlightRadar has shown how far the level of air traffic dropped off - and how it is gradually returning.. On February 28, 109,732 commercial flights were tracked across the globe - the highest level during the period from February 3 to June 1.. By April 12, the number of commercial flights had plummeted to just 23,962.. Emirates started resuming regular passenger flights to eight countries on Thursday, May 21, just before the Eid Al Fitr holiday.. The airline has opened bookings for flights to 12 Arab countries , with the routes from Dubai resuming from July.. The national airline for the UAE is also operating additional special