Wikibooks: Transportation Planning Casebook/COVID-19 and International Aviation

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: New Zealand; Iceland
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Transportation_Planning_Casebook/COVID-19_and_International_Aviation

= Summary = The COVID 19 pandemic has had an unprecedented and debilitating impact on the international aviation industry. Since January 2020 government agencies around the world have imposed a variety of border controls and travel restrictions in an attempt to prevent the transmission of the virus to local populations. As a result of these measures the international aviation industry has experienced a significant drop in patronage and revenue. The economic consequences of this loss in air patronage has had far reaching implications for both global and local economies. Government agencies have sought to alleviate these impacts through the provision of financial support in the form of grants loans stimulus packages subsidies and equity stakes. McKell Institute. (2021). Australian Aviation and COVID 19 Analysis of support and impact. Retrieved from https //www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=59c40519 195c 4357 9323 7b3caa5afab7 subId=699910 The international responses to the pandemic have ranged in conservatism and include outright border closures (eg. Australia and New Zealand) proof of a negative COVID 19 test (eg. USA and UK) proof of COVID 19 recovery (eg. Madeira) and proof of a received COVID 19 vaccine (eg. Guatemala Iceland and Belize). World Nomads. (2021 April). COVID 19 Travel Alert Which Countries Have Open Borders?. Retrieved from https //www.worldnomads.com/travel safety/worldwide/worldwide travel alerts This complex array of travel policy responses has further led to extensive complications for the international aviation industry as constantly changing rules and regulations make it challenging to operate international services efficiently and foster consumer confidence. Ultimately the recovery of the international aviation industry is anticipated to be long and difficult as passenger volumes are not expected to return to pre COVID 19 levels until at least 2024. Petrauskaite G. (2021). When will aviation recover in full?. Retrieved from https //www.aerotime.aero/26845 aviation recovery forecast ...