930m more passengers to fly by 2017
Asia-Pacific traffic to account for nearly one-third of global passengers: Iata
[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 …
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