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According to a report on the Spanish "Le Monde" website on September 13, the "September 11" terrorist attack shocked the aviation industry, but no one could have imagined that many years later, the world's aircraft would be grounded due to a virus. Month, and the blow it will cause will be even greater.

Javier Picasso is a pilot and the secretary general of the professional union Spanish Airline Pilots Federation. He explained: "The biggest difference is that in the crisis caused by '9.11', the aviation industry is still operating, despite the significant reduction in flights, and the industry has to adapt to unprecedented new regulations and safety measures. But this epidemic In the case of China, there was a complete shutdown for three months, because all over the world, aircraft cannot fly due to restrictions."

According to the report, Picasso has experienced the three most significant blows to the aviation industry, that is, the above two plus the 2008 financial crisis, which also severely affected the industry.

Picasso said: "The first crisis had a huge impact on the mood of the people. There was a fear of flying at the time. The second crisis was related to the situation. During this epidemic, that fear did not exist, because we I don’t think flying is unsafe, but the uncertainty at work is much greater."

If you compare the losses caused by these three shocks, the difference is obvious. According to data from the International Air Transport Association, seat-kilometer revenue fell by 2.9% after September 11, by 1.2% after the financial crisis, and now by 65.9% due to the epidemic.

Reference News Network reported on September 15 According to a report on the Spanish "Le Monde" website on September 13, the "September 11" terrorist attack shocked the aviation industry, but no one could have imagined that many years later, airplanes around the world would It has been grounded for several months because of a virus, and the blow will be even greater.

Javier Picasso is a pilot and the secretary general of the professional union Spanish Airline Pilots Federation. He explained: "The biggest difference is that in the crisis caused by '9.11', the aviation industry is still operating, despite the significant reduction in flights, and the industry has to adapt to unprecedented new regulations and safety measures. But this epidemic In the case of China, there was a complete shutdown for three months, because all over the world, aircraft cannot fly due to restrictions."

According to the report, Picasso has experienced the three most significant blows to the aviation industry, that is, the above two plus the 2008 financial crisis, which also severely affected the industry.

Picasso said: "The first crisis had a huge impact on the mood of the people. There was a fear of flying at the time. The second crisis was related to the situation. During this epidemic, that fear did not exist, because we I don’t think flying is unsafe, but the uncertainty at work is much greater."

If you compare the losses caused by these three shocks, the difference is obvious. According to data from the International Air Transport Association, seat-kilometer revenue fell by 2.9% after September 11, by 1.2% after the financial crisis, and now by 65.9% due to the epidemic.

The report pointed out that the main impact of the crisis caused by "9.11" was American Airlines. Willie Walsh, the head of the International Air Transport Association, said: "Compared with the impact of the new crown pneumonia crisis, the losses caused by the other two crises are only trivial. The border closures and travel restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of the disease have caused The industry was paralyzed in April 2020. About 18 months later, international passenger traffic was only a quarter of its pre-crisis level."

According to the report, the aviation industry lost 12.2 billion U.S. dollars after September 11, and 40 billion U.S. dollars in the 2008-2009 financial crisis, which is not comparable to the 152 billion U.S. dollars lost during the epidemic.