Dhaka, July 15 -- Bangladesh will witness a 49 per cent drop in passenger demand for air travel in 2020 compared to last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result Bangladeshi carriers will see their revenues go down by USD 1,090 million this year compared to 2019, according to the latest forecast released by the global airlines trade body International Air Transport Association on July 13.

The 49 per cent drop in passenger demand in air travel for Bangladesh this year, compared to last, amounts to 5,660,000 passengers.

This will put a total of 63,300 jobs at risk in the aviation and other related sectors in Bangladesh, read the forecast by IATA.

Calling 2020 the worst year in the aviation history, Conrad Clifford, Regional Vice...