The coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on the global air passenger traffic. Due to travel restrictions around the world, just under three trillion revenue-passenger kilometers (RPKs) were reported in 2020.
Revenue-passenger kilometers in global air passenger traffic from 2000 to 2020 (in billions)
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IATA. (July 31, 2021). Revenue-passenger kilometers in global air passenger traffic from 2000 to 2020 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261233/air-revenue-passenger-kilometers-worldwide/
IATA. "Revenue-passenger kilometers in global air passenger traffic from 2000 to 2020 (in billions)." Chart. July 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261233/air-revenue-passenger-kilometers-worldwide/
IATA. (2021). Revenue-passenger kilometers in global air passenger traffic from 2000 to 2020 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261233/air-revenue-passenger-kilometers-worldwide/
IATA. "Revenue-passenger Kilometers in Global Air Passenger Traffic from 2000 to 2020 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261233/air-revenue-passenger-kilometers-worldwide/
IATA, Revenue-passenger kilometers in global air passenger traffic from 2000 to 2020 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261233/air-revenue-passenger-kilometers-worldwide/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Revenue-passenger kilometers in global air passenger traffic from 2000 to 2020 (in billions) [Graph], IATA, July 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261233/air-revenue-passenger-kilometers-worldwide/