✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
COVID19-figures on aviation are rare.
A thread about (the search for) this data.
We've collected 4.400 flights with at least one contagious(!) person.
Corona spreads its wings… ⬇️🧵
COVID19-figures on aviation are rare.
A thread about (the search for) this data.
We've collected 4.400 flights with at least one contagious(!) person.
Corona spreads its wings… ⬇️🧵
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
COVID19 & variants spread worldwide, also by aviation.
Despite precautions like PCR- and Antigen-tests.
Why are there no figures?
● Commercial interests?
● Inconvenient? (we want to travel)
● Too difficult?
No... it's not too difficult.
COVID19 & variants spread worldwide, also by aviation.
Despite precautions like PCR- and Antigen-tests.
Why are there no figures?
● Commercial interests?
● Inconvenient? (we want to travel)
● Too difficult?
No... it's not too difficult.
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
Fortunately, some countries share flights with contagious COVID19-persons, to alert other passengers.
From 5 websites we've collected:
● 4.428 international "affected"-flights
● 962 flightnumbers
● 98 airlines
● 82 countries
Coverage:
Fortunately, some countries share flights with contagious COVID19-persons, to alert other passengers.
From 5 websites we've collected:
● 4.428 international "affected"-flights
● 962 flightnumbers
● 98 airlines
● 82 countries
Coverage:
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
Detail: Canada
Percentage of incoming affected flights:
April 2021 (image 1):
● #India 100% = every flight!
● #UAE 70%
● #Qatar 58%
Per month, in 2021 (image 2):
● #Delhi (IN): 183 flights = 67%
● #Amsterdam (NL): 54 flights = 19%
Detail: Canada
Percentage of incoming affected flights:
April 2021 (image 1):
● #India 100% = every flight!
● #UAE 70%
● #Qatar 58%
Per month, in 2021 (image 2):
● #Delhi (IN): 183 flights = 67%
● #Amsterdam (NL): 54 flights = 19%
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
How many affected persons per flight?
Hard to tell for the Canada-data. It mentions 3 "rows" around the person.
E.g. an affected person (or group, like a family) is on row 5, the site reports: "Rows 2 to 8".
Often you see several blocks:
How many affected persons per flight?
Hard to tell for the Canada-data. It mentions 3 "rows" around the person.
E.g. an affected person (or group, like a family) is on row 5, the site reports: "Rows 2 to 8".
Often you see several blocks:
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
Do other sources mention the number of affected persons per flight?
● #Australia: only the rows
● #Norway: no details
but...
● #HongKong: the exact number of affected persons on board can be calculated
E.g. 3 persons on flight CX2780:
Do other sources mention the number of affected persons per flight?
● #Australia: only the rows
● #Norway: no details
but...
● #HongKong: the exact number of affected persons on board can be calculated
E.g. 3 persons on flight CX2780:
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
Detail: Hong Kong (1/2)
Top-12 flights with the most affected persons on board:
● Highest number per flight: 47 people
● 3 flights in April 2021
● only 5 different countries
● 5x #Emirates in 2.5 weeks (16 June 20 - 4 July 20)
Detail: Hong Kong (1/2)
Top-12 flights with the most affected persons on board:
● Highest number per flight: 47 people
● 3 flights in April 2021
● only 5 different countries
● 5x #Emirates in 2.5 weeks (16 June 20 - 4 July 20)
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
Detail: Hong Kong (2/2)
Average number of contagious persons on board:
● by airline: #Vistara: 8.3 (image 1)
● by country of departure: #Nepal: 5.1 (image 2)
Detail: Hong Kong (2/2)
Average number of contagious persons on board:
● by airline: #Vistara: 8.3 (image 1)
● by country of departure: #Nepal: 5.1 (image 2)
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
Currently #travelbans are discussed.
Is a ban effective?
It depends, some bans can be avoided with a stopover.
With all the extra risks that come along like extra traveltime, tests, hotel, airport.
E.g. India to The Netherlands via stopover
Currently #travelbans are discussed.
Is a ban effective?
It depends, some bans can be avoided with a stopover.
With all the extra risks that come along like extra traveltime, tests, hotel, airport.
E.g. India to The Netherlands via stopover
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
The flights, interactive charts and tables can be found on our website:
bddataplan.nl/corona/covidfl…
With 4.428 flights this table is (I believe) the only open data source with this kind of flight data. The data may be used.
The flights, interactive charts and tables can be found on our website:
bddataplan.nl/corona/covidfl…
With 4.428 flights this table is (I believe) the only open data source with this kind of flight data. The data may be used.
✈️Flying during COVID19 - the numbers
The data is gathered from hundreds of screens, files and documents, and manually corrected.
Thanks a million🙏
● @CPHO_Canada, @newsgovhk, @Folkehelseinst, @NSWHealth and @WAHealth for publishing this data
● @internetarchive
● #Flightera
The data is gathered from hundreds of screens, files and documents, and manually corrected.
Thanks a million🙏
● @CPHO_Canada, @newsgovhk, @Folkehelseinst, @NSWHealth and @WAHealth for publishing this data
● @internetarchive
● #Flightera
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