Airlines See Sharply Lower Losses in 2022, Recovery in Sight

Airlines See Sharply Lower Losses in 2022, Recovery in Sight
A passenger plane passes in front of the moon as it makes its final landing approach to Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, on Sept. 12, 2019. Toby Melville/Reuters
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BOSTON—Global airlines on Monday projected a sharp reduction in industry losses next year as a multi-speed recovery from the coronavirus crisis gets under way, but revised up the financial toll inflicted by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

The International Air Transport Association, the industry’s main trade body, predicted that net losses at airlines would narrow to $11.6 billion in 2022 from $51.8 billion this year.