may increase the risk of getting COVID-19. But CDC also notes that most viruses and other germs don’t spread easily on flights because of how air circulates on planes.Standard & Poor’s said this week that the industry’s prospects have gone “from bad to worse,” with global air traffic dropping by up to 70% this year.
In May, S&P said a 55% drop was a worst-case scenario.“It’s going to be a slower and more uneven recovery than one might have expected,” S&P analyst Philip Baggaley said.An airline trade group, the International Air Transport Association, predicts carriers will lose $84 billion this year, making it the worst year in the industry’s history.