930m more passengers to fly by 2017

[SINGAPORE] Airlines are expected to carry 930 million more passengers by 2017, taking the total number of passengers to 3.91 billion, with Asia-Pacific accounting for nearly a third of new passengers.

Last year, airlines carried 2.98 billion travellers.

Of the 930 million new passengers, the bulk - or 638 million - will be carried on domestic routes and the rest on international routes, according to the latest airline industry forecast by the International Air Transport Association (Iata).