Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin American and Caribbean air passenger traffic fell by around 60 percent in 2020. A year earlier, the region's number of air travelers peaked at more than 430 million, nearly 139 million more than in 2018. Domestic passengers account for the largest share of
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ALTA. (February 11, 2021). Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2016 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034749/latin-america-airlines-passenger-traffic/
ALTA. "Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2016 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. February 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034749/latin-america-airlines-passenger-traffic/
ALTA. (2021). Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2016 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034749/latin-america-airlines-passenger-traffic/
ALTA. "Number of Air Passengers in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2016 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034749/latin-america-airlines-passenger-traffic/
ALTA, Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2016 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034749/latin-america-airlines-passenger-traffic/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2016 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], ALTA, February 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034749/latin-america-airlines-passenger-traffic/