The COVID-19 crisis introduced far-reaching effects on the economy, with air transport in particular hit hard by a decline in passengers. Airlines and associated enterprises reduced the number of their employed people accordingly, with younger workers particularly affected. In the first quarter of 2022, 325 600 people were employed in the air transport sector in the EU. This is the lowest number recorded in 14 years. Notably, the decrease can be attributed to workers between the ages of 15 and 39 (from 204 400 in Q1 2008, to 121 400 in Q1 2022; -83 000). Meanwhile, there was an increase, although milder, in workers between 40 and 64 years old (from 170 500 to 204 200; +33 700). (....)