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Two passengers on the flight who survived tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at a hospital after the accident. [80] [81] Air New Zealand cut its long-haul capacity by 85%, and suspended several long-haul routes. Domestic route capacity was reduced by 30%, and the company placed itself into a trading halt. [82]
Air freight rates rose as a consequence, from $0.80 per kg for transatlantic cargoes to $2.50–4 per kg, enticing passenger airlines to operate cargo-only flights through the use of preighters, while cargo airlines brought back into service fuel-guzzling stored aircraft, helped by falling oil prices. [15]
The following list sorts countries by the number of passengers transported by airlines that are registered in the respective country according to data from the World Bank. [1] Disclaimer: this data may be skewed due to pandemic, Mexico's Secretary of Tourism noted 108 million passengers in 2023, of which 49.73 million were international.
The travel industry has defied a global economic slowdown, enjoying record bookings and profits as pent-up demand following the pandemic fueled spending on air tickets and hotels. But that may be ...
The largest airlines in the world can be measured in several ways. As of 2025, United Airlines was the largest by fleet size and Passenger destinations served; Delta Air Lines was the largest by revenue, assets, market, and brand value; American Airlines Group by passengers carried and employees; FedEx Express by freight tonne-kilometers; Southwest Airlines by routes; and Turkish Airlines by ...
Early July saw record-breaking airline travel across the U.S., who have struggled to keep rates up since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Wizz Air to ground its fleet. [17] One-fifth of the staff were dismissed when it became clear that air travel across the continent was shutting down. [18] In April 2020, Wizz Air became Europe's largest low-cost airline with 78,000 passengers. [19]