Coronavirus COVID-19 Impact
Given the devastating effect of Covid-19 on volumes of bookings in the travel industry T2RL are providing onging research into the impact on airlines and their vendors. |
For many companies the situation remains grave, but there are some strong signs of a robust recovery. Specifically see the areas below that are being tracked. |
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Traffic Impact
US Impact
Europe Impact
Ceased and Suspended
Airline Impact
Vendor Impact
Passenger Volumes
Headlines
The top 50 carriers by passengers boarded have witnessed an estimated:60% traffic decline in Jan - Dec 2020 compared to Jan - Dec 2019
24% traffic decline in Q1 2020 compared to Q1 2019
86% traffic decline in Q2 2020 compared to Q2 2019
65% traffic decline in Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019
59% traffic decline in Q4 2020 compared to Q4 2019
63% traffic decline in Q1 2021 compared to Q1 2019
53% traffic decline in Q2 2021 compared to Q2 2019
42% traffic decline in Q3 2021 compared to Q3 2019
35% traffic decline in Q4 2021 compared to Q4 2019
37% traffic decline in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2019
31% traffic decline projected in Q2 2022 compared to Q2 2019
Reports and Analysis
Transition to Normality - T2RL's Outlook on the COVID Pandemic
This is the seventh edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report examines the lifting of the majority of travel restrictions and the diverse market responses along with traffic data. T2RL details recommendations for airlines on IT contracting, distribution and technology. ![]() One Step Forward, Two Back - T2RL's Outlook on the COVID Pandemic This is the sixth edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report examines the impact of the Omicron variant on international travel. T2RL details recommendations for airlines on IT contracting, distribution and technology. ![]() The Uneven Recovery from COVID - T2RL's Outlook This is the fifth edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report examines the impact of the Delta variant plus vaccine rollout and government strategies on international travel. T2RL details recommendations for airlines on IT contracting, distribution and technology. ![]() Travelling in a COVID World This is the fourth edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The world is a very different place today than it was this time last year, and even more dramatically different from 2019. It is also now apparent that some of the changes seen in the past year are here to stay for quite some time. This report examines the impact of the vaccine rollout on international travel and effects the current climate is having on airline IT contracting, distribution and technology. ![]() Transition to the new Norm - T2RL's Outlook This is the third edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report focuses on the general market for airline services after the announcement of viable vaccines and the impact we expect this to have on air travel, airline distribution and airline technology. ![]() Surviving and Recovering from Major Disruption - T2RL's Outlook The second edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report focuses on the general market for airline services, the effect this may have on airline distribution and the GDS market and the potential impact on technology changes including NDC and ONE Order. ![]() The Long Climb to Recovery - T2RL's Outlook This is the first edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report focuses on the general market for airline services, the effect this may have on airline distribution and the GDS market and the potential impact on technology changes including NDC and ONE Order. ![]() 2020 Archive of Headlines and Airline Impact
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