In 2020, the volume of passengers handled by commercial airlines operating in Latin America and the Caribbean was drastically reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, the number of domestic passangers in the region plummeted by roughly 55 percent in comparison to the passenger traffic of the previous year. Meanwhile, the number of travelers in international routes between Latin American and Caribbean countries was reduced by more than 70 percent to approximately 15 million.
Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and 2020, by type of route (in millions)
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ALTA. (February 11, 2021). Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and 2020, by type of route (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/579366/latin-america-passenger-traffic/
ALTA. "Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and 2020, by type of route (in millions)." Chart. February 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579366/latin-america-passenger-traffic/
ALTA. (2021). Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and 2020, by type of route (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579366/latin-america-passenger-traffic/
ALTA. "Number of Air Passengers in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2019 and 2020, by Type of Route (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579366/latin-america-passenger-traffic/
ALTA, Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and 2020, by type of route (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579366/latin-america-passenger-traffic/ (last visited September 25, 2023)
Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and 2020, by type of route (in millions) [Graph], ALTA, February 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/579366/latin-america-passenger-traffic/