Etihad Airways reports massive decrease in passenger flights

The number of passengers served and passenger flight revenues went down for the Abu Dhabi-based airline in the second quarter of 2020.
An airport personnel wearing a protective face mask, serves a passenger behind plexiglas at the Etihad check-in counter at Belgrade's airport on May 21, 2020, as Serbia's national carrier, Air Serbia, and United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways resume commercial flights following the government's easing of lockdown measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. - With limited number of flights, air travel has resumed at Serbia's main airport after the authorities approved the airport
An airport personnel wearing a protective face mask serves a passenger behind Plexiglas at the Etihad check-in counter at Belgrade's airport on May 21, 2020. - Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images
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Etihad Airways experienced large decreases in passenger flight revenues in the second quarter of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Abu Dhabi-based airline is still flying regularly despite recent financial struggles resulting from the downturn in global travel.

Etihad’s passenger revenues decreased from $950 million in the first quarter all the way to $60 million in the second quarter of 2020, which corresponds to April, May and June. The number of passengers decreased from 3.43 million to just 30,000 across the quarters, according to a press release.

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