The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that the aviation sector and economies in the Middle East from the suspension of air travel activity is being exacerbated by the Corona pandemic.
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According to Reuters, the federation said that 1.7 million jobs will be lost in the Middle East in the aviation sector and the sectors it supports in 2020, and this constitutes almost half of the employment capacity associated with aviation in The region of 3.3 million jobs.
He added: 323,000 jobs will be lost in the aviation sector alone in 2020. This is about 46 percent of the total number of aviation jobs in the region of 595,000.
and stated that the contribution of the aviation sector to the region's GDP will fall by up to 105 billion dollars. This is a 49 percent decrease from pre-pandemic levels.
The contribution of the aviation sector to the region's GDP is typically $ 213 billion. And the closure of borders reduced this to 108 billion dollars.
