Implications of COVID-19 on flight arrivals in Berlin

Research aims/Analysis:

• Investigation of pandemic-related changes in Berlin flight arrivals
• Examining flight arrivals in the context of infections and the stringency index.

Time reference:

• 01/2019 – 08/2021

Method:

• Quantitative analysis of the "OpenSky Covid Dataset", RKI infection data and the Oxford Stringency Index.

Key results:

• Arrivals to Berlin Arrivals collapse massively with start of pandemic and first lockdown
• Over the course of 2020, there was a slight stabilization of flight volumes
• With infections on the rise and the second lockdown in winter 2022/23, air traffic plummeted again

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