SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 15 Sept -2020

September . 15 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 4/15 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt These reductions resulted from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictive airspace measures adopted. In the 2 nd quarter of 2020, the movement at national airports recorded an unprecedented fall: • 90.7% less commercial aircraft landed (-12.7% in the previous quarter); • 97.4% less movement of passengers (-15.4% in the previous quarter); • 57.4% less movement of cargo and mail (+4.2% in the previous quarter). The largest decreases in passengers (embarked and disembarked), considering the origin and destination of the passengers, were recorded for the United Kingdom (-97.9% and -98.6% respectively) and France (-97.4% and 97.8% respectively). Main countries of origin/destination of passengers at national airports - 2 nd Quarter 2020 10 3 disembarking passengers 10 3 embarking passengers 35.5 28.8 28.5 26.8 22.1 Germany France United Kingdom Netherlands Switzerland 30.2 24.5 20.2 19.5 17.9 Germany France Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom The transport in light railway systems decreased by 76.3%, with 16.3 million passengers transported, as a result of the halting of public transport since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The minimum value was recorded in April, with only 3.0million passengers accounted for (-86.6% compared to the same month of 2019). Inland waterways passenger transport recorded 1.5 million passengers (-72.4% compared to the previous quarter). Freight transport (sea, railway, and road modes) declined compared to the same quarter of 2019: • -22.6% in national seaports (-2.7% in the previous quarter); • -14.2% in railway mode (-7.3% in the previous quarter); • -19.4% in road mode (-4.8% in the previous quarter). More information available at: Transport activities – 2 nd Quarter 2020 (9 September 2020)