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Global Airport Traffic Growth Is Being Driven By Emerging Economies

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: A 14-meter wide 180-degree projection lets visitors to the flight control tower of the Lufthansa Brand Academy Frankfurt-Seeheim explore the navigable, real-time 3D visualization of 16,000 daily Lufthansa and Star Alliance flights.  Flickr / whitevoid

Skift Take

Global economic trends dictate annual growth for air travel and tourism, and regional booms or slumps have a similar impact on all aspects of the industry. Emerging nations will continue to trump the growth of developed economies in terms of travelers, flyers, and the money the spend.

Air traffic is on the rise in tandem with tourism worldwide. And similar to tourism, passenger growth was driven by emerging markets that made up for slow or stagnant growth in advanced economies. Airports worldwide saw more than 5.7 billion passengers pass through their terminals in 2012, a 4.4 percent increase boosted by developing nations. The 2012 World Annual Traffic Report by Airports Council International (ACI) collect

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