This statistic shows the operating profit of commercial airlines worldwide from 2006 to 2021 and gives a projection for 2022. In 2021, due to the coronavirus outbreak, commercial airlines estimate to report another 53.8 billion U.S. dollars in operating profit losses, after reporting 110.8 billion U.S. dollars in losses in 2020.
Operating profit of commercial airlines worldwide from 2006 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
* This figure was taken from a previous edition which was released prior to the coronavirus outbreak and can be accessed here.
** Forecast
Figures prior to 2016 were taken from previous reports. 2021 figure is estimated
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IATA. (October 5, 2021). Operating profit of commercial airlines worldwide from 2006 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/227242/operating-income-of-commercial-airlines-worldwide/
IATA. "Operating profit of commercial airlines worldwide from 2006 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227242/operating-income-of-commercial-airlines-worldwide/
IATA. (2021). Operating profit of commercial airlines worldwide from 2006 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227242/operating-income-of-commercial-airlines-worldwide/
IATA. "Operating Profit of Commercial Airlines Worldwide from 2006 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227242/operating-income-of-commercial-airlines-worldwide/
IATA, Operating profit of commercial airlines worldwide from 2006 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227242/operating-income-of-commercial-airlines-worldwide/ (last visited August 14, 2022)
