Air travelers to double by 2025, report says

Reuters ^ | Jan 30, 2007

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GENEVA (Reuters) -- The number of air travelers is expected to double by 2025, rising to more than 9 billion a year, a body representing the world's airports said 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 about 4.2 billion air travelers a year. Environmentalists say aviation is a growing source of carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming.

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.

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Environmentalists say aviation is a growing source of carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming.

Ha! They had to throw that in!

[fatnotlazy]

It's Reuters....what do you expect? :)

[Izzy Dunne]

It's OK - according to this report, the Canadians are foiling our datstardly plan:

Canada is also a culprit in GHG consumption.

Those guys are actually CONSUMING the greenhouse gases we work so hard to produce!