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Global airlines will lose US$314 billion in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 according to a forecast from the industry's ...

Global airlines will lose US$314 billion in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 according to a forecast from the industry's representative body IATA, which raised its estimate from the US$252 billion figure given on March 24.

FILE PHOTO: Delta Air Lines passenger planes are seen parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease , at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. March 25, 2020.

The US$314 billion represents a 55per cent fall in passenger revenues compared to the previous year, on air traffic which is seen being 48per cent lower, said the International Air Transport Association in a weekly online news conference on Tuesday.

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