Global air travel has declined as coronavirus lockdown measures have come into force around the world London's Heathrow Airport - one of the busiest in the world - has seen a sharp decline in flights
Coronavirus has now infected more than one million people worldwide, but its impact extends far beyond just those who have had it.
Well over 100 countries worldwide had instituted either a full or partial lockdown by the end of March 2020, affecting billions of people.In regions that have only recently confirmed their first cases of coronavirus, many countries appear to be learning from their Asian and European counterparts.China has managed to ease its restrictions after passing through the worst period of climbing cases and deaths, but life is still far from normal.
On 25 March, Heathrow - one of the busiest airports in the world serving about 80 million passengers per year - recorded more than 1,000 fewer flights compared with an equivalent day in 2019.It's not just getting from city to city. Travel within major cities across the globe has ground to a halt as restrictions on movement and social contact have come into force.
For example, the partial lockdown in Sao Paulo, Brazil's most populous city, came into place on 24 March but trips had already declined sharply the week before. Movement is also below normal rates in some of the Asian cities that Citymapper collects data for, like Hong Kong and Singapore, which have not enforced the type of shutdowns seen elsewhere.
In Jakarta, Indonesia, where there has also been no official lockdown, congestion has already dropped to almost zero - similar to Los Angeles and New Delhi which shut down on different dates.
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