Increase investment in air transport in 2023, according to the International Air Transport Association

the International Air Transport Association The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that investment in the sector should return to levels close to 2019. The biggest decline was in 2020 due to the coronavirus. Here it is Full of From the WHO report (2.1 MB, in English).

During the first year of the pandemic, air transport, both for people and cargo, saw a 55% decrease in investment in relation to GDP compared to the previous year. The number of passengers has already decreased by 60%.

IATA expects ticket sales to increase in 2023 compared to the previous two years. The organization estimates that 4.2 billion people will use air transport next year. In the last year before the pandemic, 4.5 billion airline tickets.

Investments in this sector should add up to US$812 billion (about R$4.2 trillion at current prices). In 2019, the value is US$876 billion.

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Despite the highest growth since 2020, the aviation sector was marked by a cessation of staff in 2022, both abroad and in Brazil.

During the European summer – from June to August – hundreds of flights cancelled🇧🇷 This is usually the period of the largest influx of travel on the continent. Employees of major airlines such as Ryanair, Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines and British Airways have joined the strikes. The main demands were an adjustment in wages and a reduction in working hours.

Airport workers, such as ticket counters and baggage handlers, were also on strike during the European summer. In general, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal registered Flights are canceled or delayed due to suspension of activities.

In Brazil, aviation pioneers I started A national strike began on 19 December, and the summer also increased as demand for commercial flights increased.

Employees in this category are required to recover inflationary losses and improve working conditions. As of Friday (23 December 2022), 208 flights have been delayed and 71 cancelled.

According to SNA (Federation National Aeronautica), the strike will continue indefinitely at 9 airports in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza.