LATEST figures by ForwardKeys show a 159 per cent drop in net flight bookings to Brussels since a lockdown came into force following the Paris attacks.
“If bookings are 100 per cent down, that indicates that no net bookings were made. 159 per cent down means that in addition to no bookings being made, there were cancellations equal to 59 per cent of the number of bookings made on the equivalent day last year,” explained Olivier Jager, co-founder and CEO of ForwardKeys.
While every source market has seen net cancellations since the lockdown, the UK, Italy and Austria are the most affected with a drop of 191 per cent, 206.5 per cent and 236 per cent respectively.
By segment, business travel is more affected with bookings 195 per cent down as compared to 106 per cent down for leisure travel.
