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COVID pushes passenger numbers lower to 82 million / air cargo volumes more resilient at 4.1 million tons
In 2020, due to the global market collapse in the wake of Covid-19, Swissport served only some 82 million airline passengers (68.9 percent fewer than in 2019) and handled roughly 1.7 million flights (minus 59.0 percent versus prior year). The company handled 4.1 million tons of cargo at 115 airport cargo warehouses. This represents a less pronounced decline of 12.3 percent compared to 2019. Swissport expects regionally varied market recoveries from the summer onward and is cautiously optimistic for the second half of 2021.
Swissport International, the leading provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling, last year served only 82 million airline passengers after 265 million in 2019 (-68.9 percent). The number of flights handled for some 500 airline customers globally, a number which is more closely related to revenue, decli