Geography of the Passenger Turnover Dynamics at Airports in Europe and Russia’s Regions in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal: Regional Research of Russia
Year: 2021

Due to restrictions on people’s movement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the air passenger traffic sharply decreased in 2020. A geographic study of this phenomenon is highly relevant. The article describes the features of the spread of the pandemic across Europe from a transport–geographical viewpoint; reveals differences in the negative passenger turnover dynamics at large and medium-sized airports in 49 European countries (including Russia) impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the fi