Will COVID-19 Threaten the Survival of the Airline Industry?

The pandemic causes social distancing and lockdown, which impedes consumer confidence and contracts the economy. Hence, this study analyzes the corona (COVID-19) impact on the airline industry revenues (ALR) and forecast by the vector autoregression (VAR) method. The results indicate that gross dome...

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Autores principales: Xiao Xuan, Khalid Khan, Chi-Wei Su, Adnan Khurshid
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e4f5f5c12ec34edb95304d7526eeaf6a2021-11-11T19:24:29ZWill COVID-19 Threaten the Survival of the Airline Industry?10.3390/su1321116662071-1050https://doaj.org/article/e4f5f5c12ec34edb95304d7526eeaf6a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11666https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The pandemic causes social distancing and lockdown, which impedes consumer confidence and contracts the economy. Hence, this study analyzes the corona (COVID-19) impact on the airline industry revenues (ALR) and forecast by the vector autoregression (VAR) method. The results indicate that gross domestic product (GDP) and air cargo are the best predictors of ALR. The forecasting outcomes explore if ALR will decline and expect to back to pre-COVID-19 in 2023. Our results resemble both the V-shaped and U-shaped, which suggests slow gradual recovery with longer lockdown and border disclosure. The government can restore confidence building by providing economic stimulus packages and can encourage the airline to return to travel. Furthermore, softening the passenger rules concerning the refund of unflown ticket, reducing taxes, and reducing overflight taxes, all reduce the costs. Similarly, the mutually recognized global standards are crucial for effective execution, and any temporary measures taken by the government should have a clear exit strategy. The study major limitation includes the lack of relevant research and data availability.Xiao XuanKhalid KhanChi-Wei SuAdnan KhurshidMDPI AGarticleairline industryrevenueseconomic uncertaintyeconomic growthpandemictourismEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11666, p 11666 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic airline industry
revenues
economic uncertainty
economic growth
pandemic
tourism
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle airline industry
revenues
economic uncertainty
economic growth
pandemic
tourism
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Xiao Xuan
Khalid Khan
Chi-Wei Su
Adnan Khurshid
Will COVID-19 Threaten the Survival of the Airline Industry?
description The pandemic causes social distancing and lockdown, which impedes consumer confidence and contracts the economy. Hence, this study analyzes the corona (COVID-19) impact on the airline industry revenues (ALR) and forecast by the vector autoregression (VAR) method. The results indicate that gross domestic product (GDP) and air cargo are the best predictors of ALR. The forecasting outcomes explore if ALR will decline and expect to back to pre-COVID-19 in 2023. Our results resemble both the V-shaped and U-shaped, which suggests slow gradual recovery with longer lockdown and border disclosure. The government can restore confidence building by providing economic stimulus packages and can encourage the airline to return to travel. Furthermore, softening the passenger rules concerning the refund of unflown ticket, reducing taxes, and reducing overflight taxes, all reduce the costs. Similarly, the mutually recognized global standards are crucial for effective execution, and any temporary measures taken by the government should have a clear exit strategy. The study major limitation includes the lack of relevant research and data availability.
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Chi-Wei Su
Adnan Khurshid
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title Will COVID-19 Threaten the Survival of the Airline Industry?
title_short Will COVID-19 Threaten the Survival of the Airline Industry?
title_full Will COVID-19 Threaten the Survival of the Airline Industry?
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title_full_unstemmed Will COVID-19 Threaten the Survival of the Airline Industry?
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