In 2020, the total number of passengers travelling by air in the EU was 277 million, a substantial decrease of 73% compared with 2019.
This information comes from data on air transport published by Eurostat and all Member States registered large drops in 2020 compared with 2019.
The highest fall was observed for Slovenia (-83%), followed by Slovakia and Croatia (both -82%). Among the remaining EU Member States, 20 recorded a decline of 70% or more over the same period.
The four remaining Member States registered drops of more than 65%, with the lowest decrease being observed for Luxembourg (-67%).
Extra-EU passenger transport represented 45% of total air passenger transport in 2020. On the other hand, intra-EU transport represented 33% and national transport represented 22%. Compared with 2019, the share of extra-EU and intra-EU transport decreased by 6% and 1% in 2020, to the benefit of national transport.
