A report published by the International Air Transport Association on June 3, 2020 found that April was a disastrous month for airline companies as countries shut their borders, effectively suspending operations of passenger planes, to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 .
“Passenger demand in April , plunged 94.3 percent compared to April 2019… This is a rate of decline never seen in the history of IATA’s traffic series, which dates back to 1990However, signs that passenger demand is recovering were recently seen, particularly in domestic markets. “Searches for air travel on Google also were up 25 percent by the end of May compared to the April low, although that’s a rise from a very low base and still 60 percent lower than at the start of the year,” it added.