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Copenhagen, FEB 07, 2003 (newstodate): Traffic in the airspace controlled by Iceland's ATC dropped by nine percent to 79,460 operations in 2002, marking the second consecutive year of decrease.
Thus the decrease is 14.3 percent compared to year 2000, which marked the end of a period of continuous growth.
The main reasons behind the current decrease are the effects on Transatlantic flights by the terrorist attacks on USA, and the general economic recession in the latter years.
The growth curve actually bent before 9/11, as January-June 2001 were already below the corresponding 2000-levels, proving that recession was a crucial factor even prior to the bombings.
Thus the decrease is 14.3 percent compared to year 2000, which marked the end of a period of continuous growth.
The main reasons behind the current decrease are the effects on Transatlantic flights by the terrorist attacks on USA, and the general economic recession in the latter years.
The growth curve actually bent before 9/11, as January-June 2001 were already below the corresponding 2000-levels, proving that recession was a crucial factor even prior to the bombings.