Global aviation sector to recover slower: IATA – ZAWYA

Global aviation sector to recover slower: IATA – ZAWYA

Global aviation sector to recover slower: IATA Global air freight markets in June improved but at a slower pace    As directed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emirates becomes the first airline in the world to offer free, global cover for COVID-19 related costs. Image courtesy Dubai Media Office Twitter handle.The International Air Transport Association (Iata) on Tuesday projected slower recovery for the aviation sector yet again due to prolonged impact of the coronavirus on the industry and global economy.It said global passenger traffic will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously projected.For 2020, it said global passenger numbers are expected to decline by 55 per cent compared to 2019, worsened from the April forecast of 46 per cent.It said global passenger traffic will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously projected.The International Air Transport Association (Iata) on Tuesday projected slower recovery for the aviation sector yet again due to prolonged impact of the coronavirus on the industry and global economy.For 2020, it said global passenger numbers are expected to decline by 55 per cent compared to 2019, worsened from the April forecast of 46 per cent.Passenger numbers