Airline Industry Now Sees $314 Billion in Lost 2020 Ticket Sales

A worker wearing a protective mask reads in Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on April 9.Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg
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The airline industry said it may surrender $314 billion in ticket sales to the coronavirus this year, 25% more than previously expected, because of longer-than-expected lockdowns and the increasing toll on the global economy.