TIRANA, April 28/ATA/ Air transport has gradually returned to the upward trend, following a period of austerity measures taken a year ago to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.
The Institute of Statistics released the official data on air freight transport, which shows that in March 2021 the volume of air transported goods is 176.8 tons, increasing by 13.6%, compared to March 2020.
Compared to the average of March for the period 2018-2020, the volume of air transported goods has increased by 0.1%.
According to INSTAT, in the first quarter of 2021, the volume of air transported goods is 449.5 tons, decreasing by 12.1%, compared to the first quarter of 2020.
In March 2021, the number of flights performed is 1,128 marking an increase of 22.3%, compared to March 2020. Compared to the average of March months for the period 2018-2020, the number of flights has decreased by 26.1%./p.s./
