Impact of global pandemic COVID-19 on Air Transport in Slovakia in the Period from March to June 2020

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has affected all sectors worldwide including aviation industry and it will take years to return to pre-crisis levels. Thousands of jobs have been lost due to the shutdown. The traffic reduction has far exceeded the level observed in events such as terror attacks of 11. September 2001 and SARS. In the course of June after months of grounded planes and thousands of cancelled flights, several European airlines are restarting their routes. However, the recovery is proceeding at a slower pace. According to ACI Europe a full recovery in passenger traffic to 2019 is now expected for 2024.