The restrictions imposed by Covid-19 have had a devastating impact on civil aviation. The British Airport Operators Association also backed the unsurprising statement with numbers.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, governments around the world last year imposed travel bans and restrictions.
According to annual figures from the Civil Aviation Authority, around 74 million people passed through UK airports in 2020, up from 297 million in 2019.
Cardiff Airport suffered the largest drop in passenger traffic at 86.7 per cent, followed by Glasgow Prestwick Airport with 85.8 per cent. The number of passengers at London Heathrow decreased from 80.9 million in 2019 to 22.1 million.
Travel opportunities were not evenly distributed throughout the year. Traffic started to recover at the end of last summer and autumn, but passenger numbers fell sharply again in November after further restrictions were imposed in Britain over the second wave of the virus.
Karen DAssembly President A guardian He said:
The numbers show well the devastating impact that Covid-19 has had on UK airports. With passenger numbers down nearly 90 percent in some periods, the economic performance of airports has also fallen sharply, accompanied by a significant number of job losses.
According to the alliance, they still couldn’t get past the bad period behind them. They expect this summer to be “as bad and even worse than 2020”. If that happens, UK airports will still lose at least £2.6 billion in revenue this summer, potentially doubling the losses of the 2020 season.
