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COVID impact on aviation conferences worldwide
- The spread of Omikron is increasingly impacting our business of aviation related events
- About 70% of all aviation related events in January has now been postponed, most of the events are rescheduled to March-May
- Hybrid aviation events are a good insurance to not having to postpone an event since most hybrid events remain in the calendar
- Organisers in the US has started to postpone events planned for in January and February, this is a trend break
- Only four major events for aviation professionals has been put through this year and about 400 remain for the rest of the year
Analysis:
Hybrid events are good insurance against cancellation for all involved.
The general trend for the historic spread of disease in Europe can be seen below. The graph may be a good aid when rescheduling your event or selecting the events that are most likely to go through.
Mid-May to mid October seems to be a somewhat safe bet historically.
