Week ending 03-24 - commercial flights were down 32.66%. Week ending 03-17 - down 32.48%. Because 2020 numbers were well down due to travel restrictions, the best comparison is 2021 to 2019. On 2021-
03-24, the 7-day moving average (73,874) was
down 32.66%, comparing this past week to the same week in 2019 (109,705).
On 2021-
03-17, the 7-day moving average (73,552) was
down 32.48%, comparing this past week to the same week in 2019 (108,935).
On 2021-
03-10, the 7-day moving average was
down 33.48%, comparing 2021 to 2019.
On 2021-03-03, the 7-day moving average was down 35.84%, comparing 2021 to 2019. On 2021-02-07, the 7-day moving average was down 42.27%, comparing 2021 to 2019. The second graph at the link below shows that commercial flights in 2021 (rising very slowly) have surpassed the commercial flights in 2020 which were precipitously falling off at this time. Worth a look. Commercial flights, not all flights.
2020 commercial flights dropped off until April 17th (the low was 27,969) before rising to about 69,000 from September until year end. While not recovering as fast as anyone would like, flights are at least above the comparative remainder of 2020.
Reminder: these are not Flyht numbers, these are worldwide commercial flight numbers. I would expect Flyht is roughly following this pattern.
flightradar24 statistics There is a map at the CDC website (
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html) that shows the level of risk for countries around the world. This map should improve going forward.