EUROCONTROL: European 2020 aircraft movement reductions exacerbated by 'extremely low' load factors

4 January, 2021

EUROCONTROL reported (01-Jan-2021) reductions in European aircraft movements in 2020 were exacerbated by "extremely low" load factors, with flights "typically at best half full" during the period. European airline load factors remaining constant at 50% to 60% since the partial recovery in Jun-2020, with a low point of around 27% reached in Apr-2020. [more - original PR]