The pandemic has affected the ranking of the busiest airports
The pandemic has affected the ranking of the busiest airports. According to Airport Council International (ACI), in 2020, seven of the world's ten busiest airports were in China. The prime minister was Paiyun International Airport in the Chinese province of Guangdong. The daily Deutsche Welle reported about it.
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which has reigned in the past in this regard, has fallen second in the imaginary rankings after more than twenty years.
According to the airport association, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on international and domestic air traffic are dramatic. "Many airports around the world face an existential threat due to significant restrictions on air traffic. Their revenues have dropped significantly, but costs have not changed much, "said ACI CEO Luis Felipe de Oliveira for the DW portal.
The data show that airport congestion also depends crucially on how effectively states are effectively combating the
covid-19 pandemic. China has brought the spread of coronavirus under control relatively quickly, and this has subsequently been reflected in Chinese tourism, which has grown over time.
"The effects of a pandemic are very different in different regions of the world. This is because countries fight differently with coronavirus. Political decisions and the form of government support as a basis for economic recovery differ greatly between countries, "added de Oliveira.
No European airport has reached the top ten for 2020. Compared to 2019, London's Heathrow and
Paris International Airport also dropped out. It does not configure the airport in Dubai or Tokyo, Japan.
Airport revenues depend on the level of traffic. However, it is currently small, which is problematic for the airport. Its worldwide occupancy rate fell by about 65 percent in 2020, and Airport Council International believes that global passenger air transport will not return to pre-2019 levels until 2024.