Air travel rates expected to double by 2025

The number of air travellers is expected to double by 2025, rising to more than 9 billion a year, a body representing the world's airports said on Tuesday.
The Airports Council International (ACI) predicted air freight would triple over the same period.
In its Global Traffic Forecast 2006-2025, ACI said passengers passing through the 1,650 domestic and international airports its 567 members operate would grow an average 4 percent annually over the period.
There are currently around 4.2 billion air travellers a year.
Asian air travel is set to increase 9 percent annually, led by India (10.4 percent) and China (8.1), ACI said.
By 2025, Asia will be challenging North America which has held the top spot as the busiest global air passenger region since the dawn of civil aviation.
Last year 1.5 billion people passed though North American airports against 897 million in Asia.
Asian freight volume in 2005 was 26 million tonnes, just 5 million behind North America, and Asia is expected to be the world's largest freight market by 2025, ACI said.
31/01/07 Sydney Morning Herald

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