The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on The Air Transport: A Case Study of Egypt air

Document Type : Original Article

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Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, October 6 University, Egypt.

Abstract

 On March 5, 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated that the aviation sector lost between $ 63 billion and $ 113 billion in revenue due to reduced passenger numbers. The Union estimated revenue losses at nearly $ 30 billion, and here the focus is on the extent of the damage to the travel sector and the global economy, that the collapse of business that the aviation sector witnessed following the Corona pandemic could eliminate 46 million jobs around the world, and in Egypt air traffic stopped The Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the beginning of the spread of the Corona virus, and Egypt Air's losses reached 1.2 billion pounds per month as of April 2020 since a decision was issued by the Council of Ministers on March 19, 2020 to suspend foreign air traffic due to the spread of the Corona virus pandemic as part of the state's precautionary measures, and these measures have affected the economies The company. The field study relied on the qualitative approach by interviews with the directors of Egypt Air or their representatives to answer the study’s questions and achieve its objectives, which aim at the impact of the new Corona virus on the economies of air transport in Egypt in terms of management, operations, operation and economics for this sector

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