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A total of 1.8 billion passengers flew in 2020, a decrease of 60.2% compared to the 4.5 billion who flew in 2019.
Industry-wide air travel demand (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers, or RPKs) dropped by 65.9% year-on-year.
International passenger demand (RPKs) decreased by 75.6% compared to the year prior.
Domestic air passenger demand (RPKs) dropped by 48.8% in the comparative period.
Air connectivity declined by more than half in 2020 with the number of routes connecting airports falling dramatically at the outset of the crisis and was down more than 60% year-on-year in April 2020.
On average, there was a $71.7 loss incurred per passenger in 2020, corresponding to net losses of $126.4 billion in total