Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES

You’ve only got to look up to see there’s still a fair amount of activity in the air, despite all the airline cutbacks. Why is that?

Surprisingly, a number of global airlines are still running passenger flights, including British Airways (BA).

That’s despite aviation largely grinding to a halt as the coronavirus crisis hit passenger traffic numbers and governments banned flights.

But tens of thousands of Britons stranded abroad will be flown home under a new government agreement, while many planes carry essential cargo.

Have the number of flights been cut?

Passenger flights are believed to have been cut by up to 95%, but that still means one in 20 are taking off.

Airlines say they are keeping vital links open.

“We are working with European Union (EU) governments to try to keep some minimum flight links…