Analysis of the Impact of Air Transportation on the Spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

With the COVID-19 pandemic, some restrictions in social life were imposed on people by the administrators. The basis of these restrictions was to prevent the spread of this epidemic in order to overcome it. Many sectors were directly or indirectly affected as a result of the restrictions. This study was conducted to reveal the statistical impact of travel by airline transportations on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (the U.S.). The data of the confirmed COVID-19 cases were handled for 223 days of covering between March 5, 2020 and October 13, 2020. This study provides statistical evidence that travel by airline transportation is statistically related to a significant impact on COVID-19. The result of this study suggests that social restrictions should continue for a while for the COVID-19 pandemic to be less affected by the second wave worldwide.