Stunning maps show how skies have emptied across the world Full aviation fallout

[DavidsSling]

An animated graphic released by a leading international aviation organisation shows the dramatic impact the coronavirus has had on air travel across the globe.

Many countries have gone into lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19 with people told to stay in their homes and not to travel unless it is essential.

Eurocontrol, which manages flight networks across Europe, has shared a graphic which shows the impact of the strict measures on flights in Europe and in China.
It said Europe's largest airports are now managing up to 90 per cent fewer flights compared to April 2019.

The impact of coronavirus on the skies
Europe-wide

Eamonn Brennan@eurocontrolDG
https://twitter.com/eurocontrolDG/status/1251545380900274177
#COVID19 – just 4162 flights on Thursday 16 April in the European network, down 87% on the same day last year. Sad to see but #wewillcomeback #bettertogether @A4Europe @CANSOEurope @Transport_EU @IATA @eraaorg @EBAAorg @ACI_EUROPE @ifatca @IFALPA @ECACceac @eu_cockpit




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2:17 AM - Apr 19, 2020
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Italy

Eamonn Brennan@eurocontrolDG
https://twitter.com/eurocontrolDG/status/1246352120179306498
#COVID19 Just 416 flights in Italian airspace yesterday, 92% fewer than in 2019. Here's a visualisation of the difference in traffic. @mitgov @ENAVSpA @EnacGov @Alitalia @Ryanair @easyJet @AeroportidiRoma @MiAirports




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6:21 PM - Apr 4, 2020
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China

Eamonn Brennan@eurocontrolDG
https://twitter.com/eurocontrolDG/status/1250741142288728066

#COVID19 – showing flights before, during and after COVID lockdown in China

. Slowly moving again domestically

@Transport_EU @IATA @A4Europe @CANSOEurope @eraaorg @ECACceac @EBAAorg @ACI_EUROPE @ifatca @eu_cockpit @IFALPA




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9:01 PM - Apr 16, 2020
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Spain and Portugal

Eamonn Brennan@eurocontrolDG
https://twitter.com/eurocontrolDG/status/1247795596863213570

Just 280/119 flights in Spanish/Portuguese airspace on Monday, 95/94% fewer than in 2019. This animation shows how that looks @Transport_EU @mitmagob @AesaSpain @ENAIRE @aeropuertoMAD #navportugal #ANAC @tapairportugal @Ryanair @vueling @Iberia @easyJet




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5:57 PM - Apr 8, 2020
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Greece

Eamonn Brennan@eurocontrolDG
https://twitter.com/eurocontrolDG/status/1251147414854971392

#COVID19 Just 305 flights in Greek airspace on Thursday, 87% fewer than 2019. This animation shows how that looks @eraaorg @CANSOEurope @aegeanairlines @GreeceBrussels @SteliosPetsas @A4Europe @IATA @ATH_airport @SKG_Airport




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11:56 PM - Apr 17, 2020
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United Kingdom

Eamonn Brennan@eurocontrolDG
https://twitter.com/eurocontrolDG/status/1248559471166660608

Just 793 flights in UK airspace yesterday - 90% fewer than in 2019. Here's how it looked @Transport_EU @NATS @UK_CAA @transportgovuk @HeathrowAirport @Gatwick_Airport @manairport @STN_Airport @British_Airways @easyJet @Ryanair




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8:32 PM - Apr 10, 2020
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Scandinavia

Eamonn Brennan@eurocontrolDG
https://twitter.com/eurocontrolDG/status/1248238336902299649

382/592 flights in Swedish/Norwegian airspace yesterday, 84/68% fewer than in 2019. Here's how that looks: @Transport_EU @luftfartsverket @infradep @arlanda @avinor @KAHareide @Oslolufthavn @FlyWideroe @SAS @Fly_Norwegian



https://www.9news.com.au/world/coro...covid-19/3e4091d0-4107-47d6-a334-242cbe1bead6

 

[Morpheus]

Meanwhile in Merica

 

[Ali_Baba]

It would be interesting to see the changes in world temperatures during and just after this lockdown, compared to long term averages. It will i hope, show the impact we are having on the environment.

 

[xuxu1457]

instead of posting rubbish anti China threads such as

you did a good thread this time

 

[jamahir]

The empty skies look beautiful.