US-Europe travel ban to affect 6,747 flights
KUALA LUMPUR: The United States-Europe travel ban will have far-reaching implications on the global aviation industry, said OAG, the world’s leading travel data and insight provider.
The ban would affect 10.9 per cent of all international flights and 16.9 per cent of all scheduled international seats between the US and Schengen countries, it said.
Overall, 6,747 flights and roughly two million seats will be affected each way over the next four weeks.
Delta and United Airlines were the most affected US carriers, said OAG.
Together, they account for 31 per cent of the affected flights.
Lufthansa is the most affected European airline (13 per cent).
The most affected European countries are Germany, France and the Netherlands, which service 57 per cent of all flights between the Schengen area and the US.
“The Covid-19 pandemic had caused the single largest disruption to the air travel market ever,” said OAG senior aviation analyst John Grant.
“The situation is extremely fluid, with travel restrictions, capacity and airline schedules changing by the day. Expect a significant amount of cancellations from US and European carriers in the coming days.”
As for Thursday, there were 13,169 scheduled one-way flights from Europe, including the United Kingdom, to the US for next month.
The countries with the most scheduled flights include the UK (4,121 flights), Germany (1,741), France (1,570), Netherlands (1,212) and Spain (851).