World's airlines register strong recovery.(Business Travel)(traffic data )(Brief Article)

THE WORLD'S AIRLINES registered a strong recovery this year with performance for scheduled traffic as measured in ton-kilometres showing a 14 per cent increase over 2003, according to preliminary figures released by the United Nations aviation agency. A ton-kilometre is a combined measure of passenger, freight and mail traffic which also takes into account distance flown. The number of passengers carried worldwide on scheduled services is estimated to have reached 1.8bn compared with less than 1.7bn last year, the International Civil Aviation ...