Airline fuel efficiency stayed high in 2021 due to pandemic lull Airline traffic in Europe is expected to recover to 70%-90% of pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol), little changed from recent levels as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue to hamper the sector. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Last year saw a sustained partial traffic recovery in European airline traffic, starting at 64% of 2019 levels in January and rising to remain relatively stable at over 70% since the summer, helped by the introduction of COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Airline traffic stood at 22% below 2019 levels in December, Eurocontrol said in a note dated Jan. 1. “omicron triggered travel restrictions that constrained flights […]