IATA: Air passengers exceeded 4b in 2017
Annual passengers traveling via the world’s commercial airlines exceeded 4b for the first time in 2017, up 7.3% over 2016 and equivalent to 280m additional air trips, according to IATA’s annual World Air Transport Statistics report, released Sept 6. A broad-based improvement in global economic conditions, combined with lower average airfares, supported the upward trajectory, IATA said. Of the 4.1b air passengers worldwide in 2017, Asia-Pacific carriers continued to dominate, transporting 1.5b passengers during the year, up 10.6%—or 200m additional passengers—compared to 2016, making up 36.3% of the world’s commercial passenger market. An additional 107.6m passengers flew on European carriers in 2017, reaching 1.1b for the year, up 8.2% year-over-year. <br/>
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IATA: Air passengers exceeded 4b in 2017
Annual passengers traveling via the world’s commercial airlines exceeded 4b for the first time in 2017, up 7.3% over 2016 and equivalent to 280m additional air trips, according to IATA’s annual World Air Transport Statistics report, released Sept 6. A broad-based improvement in global economic conditions, combined with lower average airfares, supported the upward trajectory, IATA said. Of the 4.1b air passengers worldwide in 2017, Asia-Pacific carriers continued to dominate, transporting 1.5b passengers during the year, up 10.6%—or 200m additional passengers—compared to 2016, making up 36.3% of the world’s commercial passenger market. An additional 107.6m passengers flew on European carriers in 2017, reaching 1.1b for the year, up 8.2% year-over-year. <br/>
