Domestic flights fell sharply in Germany, Lithuania and Finland final 12 months in comparison with pre-pandemic ranges, with Hungary bucking the development to file a dramatic rise, the European air security company Eurocontrol reported in Brussels on Monday.
Domestic flights in Germany and in Lithuania have been down 38% respectively in contrast with 2019 and have been down 35% in Finland. By distinction, home flights in Hungary rose by 56% over the identical interval.
Flights inside Ukraine fell by 87% because of the Russian invasion.
Eurocontrol attributed the decline to bans on home flights in France and Austria, together with rising environmental consciousness on the a part of passengers. It famous that sure nations, together with Germany, Spain and Austria, had reduce rail fares. German travellers have been switching to rail, it stated.
Flight actions are anticipated to return to pre-crisis ranges in 2025. Predictions for this 12 months and subsequent have been raised primarily based on vacationer visitors in Southern Europe. Predictions into the medium time period are for stagnation or a slight rise.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
