Signs of recovery for air transport in Europe in 2009. Icelandic volcanic eruption in early 2010 shows fragility of the air transport industry.

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Gloodt (H). http://temis.documentation.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/document.xsp?id=Temis-0068733

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• Transport
• Transport aérien
• Compétitivité économique
• Crise économique
• Aviation civile

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• Publié par: temis-developpement-durable
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2011
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Transport   Author: Hubertus CLOODT

 

   

 

S t a t i s t i c s i n f o c u s 2/2011

  Signs of recovery for air transport in Europe in 2009 Icelandic volcanic eruption in early 2010 shows fragility of the air transport industry   A decrease of 5.9% to 751 million passengers  It did lead to a substantial, though temporary, travelling by air was observed at EU-27 level decrease of transport by air. While the first between 2008 and 2009, reflecting the economic quarter of 2010 confirms the upward trend crisis which began in 2008. However, first signs started in 2009, April 2010 shows a fall of 18% of recovery became visible during the second compared with April 2009. quarter of 2009, when there was a decline of  In 2009, London/Heathrow and Frankfurt/Main 6.8% in comparison with air passenger transport in the same quarter of 2008, against a  i c n o  t n e ti r n m u s e   d o   f t   o p   a b s e s   e t n h g e  e l r a s r   g c e a s r t r   i a e ir d  p a o n r d t   s  “ i f n r   e t i h g e h   t E  a U n -2 d  7  fall of 12.0% for the first quarter of 2009. The last two quarters of 2009 confirmed the recovery  a m ir a p il o  l r o t a s  d r e e d g / is u t n e l r o i a n d g  e t d h ” e    l r a e r s g p e e s c t  ti v v o e l l u y. m   e A s  m o o f  ng the  in the air transport industry.  freight and mail, Amsterdam/Schiphol and This positive trend has to be taken with care: Luxembourg showed the most significant although this publication describes the situation decrease in 2009 compared with 2008.  of air transport in 2009, it also shows the effect the volcanic eruption in Iceland in early 2010 had on transport by air for passengers. Figure 1: 2008/2009 growth in total passenger air transport by Member State (in %) 15%

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