Analysis and evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air cargo transport

In this study, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the air cargo market is supposed to be determined, and how this pandemi affects the air cargo market and air cargo airlines. In this context, starting from the March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic took effect, how the air cargo market and businesses were affected by COVID-19 throughout 2020 was determined by analyzing the data of (freight ton kilometers) FTK, cargo ton kilometers (CTK), available cargo ton kilometers (ACTK) and load factors (LF) in worldwide. Throughout Turkey, the mentioned analysis has been carried out through THY and DHMİ data. The study has been carried out in terms of the effects of COVID-19 both in the world and in Turkey, the negative and positive effects on the air cargo market have been discussed, and in the conclusion section, what kind of a course development will follow after COVID-19 was discussed.