More Than 60 Countries Around The World Enter Into A State Of Emergency Or "State Closure". Only Two Days, 40 Thousand Flights Canceled!

The United States added 12017 cases in 24 hours, totaling 65285 cases. According to real-time statistics released by Johns Hopkins University, 65285 cases of new crown pneumonia were reported and 926 cases died in Beijing as of 7 hours in March 26th. Compared with the previous day at 7 a.m., 12017 new confirmed cases were added, third cases were added more than 10 thousand cases in consecutive third days, and 230 new cases died.

At present, the total number of confirmed cases worldwide is nearly 467 thousand, 466955 cases, 7 cases diagnosed by over 20 thousand, of which 5 countries exceed 30 thousand. There were 74386 confirmed cases in Italy, 65285 in the United States, 49515 in Spain, 37323 in Germany, 27017 in Iran, and 25600 in France.

With the development of epidemic prevention and control situation, more than 60 countries or regions have declared a state of emergency, and some countries or regions have adopted measures to "seal the country" and "seal the city".

According to foreign media reports, affected by the epidemic, the global aviation industry has been hit hard, flight cancellation has become the norm, only 22 days, 23 days two days, the global cancellation of about 40 thousand flights. The International Air Transport Association predicts that global airlines revenue loss will be as high as 113 billion US dollars in 2020.

According to the flight information tracking website FlightStats, as of 18 March 23rd, the global day canceled 19865 flights, 1163 classes delayed. Among them, the United States cancelled 8137 flights, canceled 4859 flights in Europe, and cancelled 3610 flights in Asia.

Behind the flight, the activities of the airlines almost all stagnate. The airlines are grounded, bankrupt, laid off, and the air freight rate soared to 3 digits. The cargo plane is hard to find, and the freight price is high. (see article: grounded, bankrupt, layoffs, air freight soaring to 3 digits! UPS and other international express began to increase the "peak season surcharge". Australia's price has exceeded 100 yuan /KG. Guangzhou CZ China Southern Airlines direct flight to Australia SYD/AKL/MEL air freight 25 break 100/KG!

According to incomplete statistics, nearly 60 airlines around the world have announced different levels of air suspension. Among them, more than 20 airlines have grounded all flights; 12 airlines have grounded all international routes, including Vietnam Airlines, South Africa Airlines, Columbia Vivian airlines, Pakistan airlines and so on.

The epidemic brings the aviation industry not only to suspend flights, but also some airlines are facing bankruptcy crisis. CAPA warned that prior to this, the International Air Transport Association IATA predicted that the IATA prediction seems to coincide with the warning of Asia Pacific Aviation Center CAPA.

Flybe, the largest branch airline in Europe, declared bankruptcy.

Compass, a branch of the US branch, has also been closed.

Last month, Trans States airlines, which closed last year due to integration and shortage of pilots, recently announced that employees would be closed in April 1st for nine months ahead of schedule.

Wu Qihong, Woo Kee Hong, has told the media that more than 80% of the international transport capacity of Korean air has been cut due to global travel restrictions. 100 of the 145 aircraft have been grounded, and if the company continues to drag on, the company may go bankrupt.

Nordic Airlines (Scandinavian Airlines) announced an emergency on the evening of 15 local time. The company will suspend most of its flights in March 16th until the heavily damaged commercial aviation environment has been improved. Up to 10 thousand employees of the company will face temporary layoffs, accounting for 90% of their total staff.

Emirates issued a statement on March 23rd, saying that it will suspend all passenger services worldwide for two weeks from March 25th, while cargo flights will continue to operate normally. It also said that it will continue to operate passenger and cargo flights to and from a few countries and regions. Countries and regions that maintain flights include: Britain, Switzerland, China, Hongkong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, South Africa, the United States and Canada. At the same time, the basic salary of most Emirates of the United Arab Emirates Group has been temporarily reduced by three months, from 25% to 50%. During this period, employees will continue to receive other allowances, the basic salaries of junior employees will not be reduced; the president of the Emirates and the chairman of the company will reduce the basic salary of three months by 100%. This is unprecedented in the history of UAE airlines. Even during the two Gulf War and the SARS epidemic in 2003, UAE maintained its normal operation of passenger and aviation services.

It is understood that although the US Department of Homeland Security's new acting minister Chad Wolf (Chad Wolf) said that the United States currently has no plans to prohibit domestic travel, but the United States has canceled 7000 flights for two consecutive days.

United Airlines holding company said on 20, it will reduce international flights in April by 95%. About 750 thousand jobs in the United States depend on the aviation industry. According to data from the UniteHere Union, about 2400 airport franchising workers and nearly 300 catering workers are on vacation.

On March 24th, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a report that updated the agency's analysis and forecast of the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on the global air transport industry.

The report pointed out that according to the latest analysis of the International Air Transport Association, the global air transport passenger revenue may drop by 252 billion dollars due to strict travel restrictions and the expected global recession, down 44% from 2019. Because strict travel restrictions may last for 3 months, and the impact of this year's global economic recession on employment and market confidence will weaken the demand for air transport after the outbreak. It is estimated that global air transport passenger demand (RPKs) will decrease by 38% in 2020 compared with 2019.

The world's three major aviation alliances, the world Datong aviation alliance, the Tianhe alliance and the Star Alliance, issued a joint statement calling on governments to take actions to help the global aviation industry cope with "unprecedented challenges."