The economy in The global airline sector, the coronacrisis in an unprecedented blow to the process. In the second quarter, running the turnover back hard, but a lot of the costs have yet to be paid, the international trade association IATA. The organization believes that the airline will drop.

, imdg, IATA estimates that the airlines between april and June to us $ 61 billion (55,72 million) to spend, which in turn leads to a loss of 39 billion dollars (35,61 million). In this quarter, it is expected to be 70 per cent fewer flights than I was used to. Also, in the third quarter as expected, the inter-branch organization with a low level of demand due to the economic downturn.

the Airlines and certain costs, will not escape notice, imdg, IATA’s ceo Alexandre de Juniac on it. For example, it is estimated to be 35 billion us dollars (31,96 billion us dollars) of all sales of tickets must be paid in advance. IATA wants customers to gift cards to get it. “We have to understand the implications that this has for the customers is hard, but for us, it’s a matter of survival.”

“These are the numbers that we have never seen before in our industry,” says De Juniac further. That’s a lot of governments are working with the steunpakkettenvoor the luchtvaartsectoris, according to the Frenchman, who is the only ray of hope.

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