COVID-19 Impact on Global Passenger Airlines Industry (PDF)

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is of considerable concern to the Global Passenger Airlines Industry and having an enormous impact on the aviation industry dynamics while affecting passenger traffic, revenue passenger kilometers, airport workforce and incoming revenues, and the airport business, with respect to connectivity and slot usage requirements.

Overall, this insight document synthesizes COVID-19 impact on the Passenger Airlines Industry dynamics such as international traffic, domestic traffic, regions affected, supply-demand aspects and the future outlook.

Also, the document provides a comprehensive list of strategies that can be undertaken by the industry incumbents for survival and revival in the cataclysmic state. Notably, the Global Aviation Industry functions with 1,303 scheduled airlines operating through over 31,717 aircraft, and 3,759 airports with the help of 170 air navigation services providers (Aviation Benefits Report 2019).

The COVID-19 pandemic is going to have a massive impact on the Aviation's global stature including GDP contribution, employment creation and comprehensive economic value creation. This document presents a list of strategic considerations for airlines to improve their stakeholder relationships amid this unprecedented circumstances. Industry player have implemented multiple strategic rejoinders to combat the COVID-19 impact. This document provides a broad perspective industry dynamics through secondary research backed industry data and analysis driven market insights.