THE INFLUENCE OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN BRAZILIAN AIRPORTS ON INCREASED CASES OF COVID-19

The paper aims to evidence the impact of passenger traffic in the airports of major Brazilian tourist destinations and its relation to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this, the study performed a qualitative analysis based on secondary data obtained from official websites of regulatory au...

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Authors: Lopes de Paiva, Izabelle Virgínia, Dantas de Assunção, Marcus Vinícius, Medeiros, Marlene, Alves de Souza Paes, Diego Cristóvão, Rabelo Moreira, Lycia Nascimento
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Brasil
Institution:Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN)
Repository:Holos
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:holos.ifrn.edu.br:article/11281
Online Access:http://www2.ifrn.edu.br/ojs/index.php/HOLOS/article/view/11281
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Passenger traffic
COVID-19
multiple regression
cluster analysis.
passenger traffic
cluster analysis
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Summary:The paper aims to evidence the impact of passenger traffic in the airports of major Brazilian tourist destinations and its relation to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this, the study performed a qualitative analysis based on secondary data obtained from official websites of regulatory authorities and a quantitative analysis through the use of multiple regression, cluster and discriminant analysis in order to measure a cause-and-effect relation between the variables observed. The tourist destinations addressed are the capitals of Brazilian federal states, the national capital (Brasília), and the cities of Campinas, Foz do Iguaçu, and Balneário Camboriú - the choice was made based on the cities with the highest number of airport passenger traffic. The results indicate a strong correlation between passenger traffic in Brazilian capitals and the spread of COVID-19 cases.