The Difference In Air Traffic Over Spain & Portugal On April 1st 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022

The video above shows a comparison of air traffic over the Iberian Peninsula on April 1, 2019, 2020, 2021, and February 1, 2022.

Here is the total number of flights on that day for each year:

2019: 5,504
2020: 462
2021: 2,800
2022: 3,871

Here’s what global traffic looked like between 2019 and 2025:

Year	Passengers (billion)	% vs 2019	Flights (million)
2019	4.56	100 %	37.5
2020	1.78	39 %	19.7
2021	2.30	51 %	24.2
2022	3.45	76 %	29.5
2023	4.43	97 %	35.5
2024	~4.78 (est.)	105 %	37.4 (est.)
2025	~4.99 (forecast)	109 %	38.3 (forecast)

What do you think of the map?