Europe's aviation may not recover until 2029, expert body warns

Europe's aviation may not recover until 2029, expert body warns

Eurocontrol says that if no vaccine appeared in the short term, some airlines would cease to operate, and others would "consolidate" by closing some routes permanently. File Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

It could take up to nine years for the European aviation sector to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

That’s the worst-case-scenario warning from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol).

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