Ongoing restrictions due to coronavirus mean that global air traffic will not return to its previous levels for up to three years, according to the International Air Transport Association .The IATA is warning that airlines could go bankrupt from the coronavirus pandemicDirector-general Alexandre de Juniac predicted that it would take longer than originally thought for the aviation industry to recover from the pandemic.
"We have published today a new forecast about the potential recovery of the air traffic and what we see is that things should come back to normal in 2023," Mr de Juniac said.He said reopening domestic travel markets would be the first step to recovering the industry, then opening up markets by regions.Travelling between continents will hopefully be reopened by the end of this year.
However, he added that by the end of this year, air traffic should be "between 50 to 55 per cent" of where it was in 2019.Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world Mr Juniac said there was the risk that some airlines would go bankrupt as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
"We are relying on the support packages and the rescue plans that have been put together by governments," he said.
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