This project examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the transport sector, one of the fundamental pillars of the global economy. The pandemic brought profound disruptions across all modes of transport with passenger traffic – especially air transport – being most severely affected, recording a decline of more than eighty percent. Restrictions on mobility, border closures, and interruptions in production processes heavily impaired global supply chains, resulting in shortages of goods, higher costs, and significant delays in logistics. On the other hand, e-commerce stimulated the growth of delivery services, accelerated the digitalization of logistics, and increased the importance of road and rail freight transport. The analysis reveals that the pandemic not only caused short-term losses but also triggered structural shifts with lasting consequences for the transport sector. Among these are greater resilience and flexibility of transport systems, the accelerated adoption of modern technologies, and a stronger orientation towards sustainability. The thesis concludes that COVID-19 acted as a catalyst for change, shaping the future trends of mobility and logistics.
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