2020 was a calendar year stuffed with economic losses for airlines – and all of travel, genuinely – thanks to the pandemic. It was 12 months of hardship and craziness, to be absolutely sure.

Then 2021 arrived alongside and generally reported to 2020, “Hold our beer.”

The past 12 months has been a rollercoaster, highlighted by an sector turnaround that occurred much additional quickly than predicted but lowlighted by an escalation in passenger violence in opposition to crew users that, very frankly, has gotten out of hand.

Here’s a glance back at 2021.