法新社，2020年4月15日
國際航空運輸協會（IATAsaid）週二宣佈，由於冠狀病毒大流行，2020年航空客運收入將猛增55%，即3140億美元。國際航空運輸協會亞歷山大杜尼亞克（IATA CE Alexandre de Juniac）表示，就在三週前，預計海運業的降幅將達到44%，即2520億美元，“海運業的前景一天比一天黯淡。”這場危機的規模使得大幅V型復甦不太可能。事實上，隨著國內旅遊業在國際市場上的迴流，這將是一個U型復甦。國際航空運輸協會（IATA）表示，如果沒有緊急救助，許多航空公司將無法生存下來，引領經濟復甦。“截至4月初，與2019年同期相比，全球航班數量下降了80%。”。在最新的評估中，該協會考慮到了對國際旅行的超期限制，以及病毒在非洲和南美的傳播。
Airline revenues to nosedive by 55% in 2020: IATA
AFP, 15 April 2020
Airline passenger revenues are settoplunge by 55%, or$314b, in 2020 duetothe coronavirus pandemic, the IATAsaid Tuesday. Itmarksasharpworseningoftheforecast fortheaviation industry, asjust threeweeksago the decrease was predicted tobe 44%, or $252b. "The industry's outlook grows darker bythe day," said IATA CE Alexandre de Juniac. "The scale of the crisis makes a sharp V-shaped recovery unlikely. Realistically, it will bea U-shaped recovery with domestic travel coming backfaster thantheinternational market. Without urgent relief, many airlines will not survive to lead the economic recovery." As of early April, the number of flights worldwide was down by 80% compared tothe same period in 2019, said IATA, which brings together 290 airlines. In its latest assessment, the association factored in longer-than-expected restrictions on international travel, and the virus spreading in Africa and South America.
