Global Passengers Top 5 Billion In 2010

By James Ott .

Global passenger traffic, based on reports from 900 airports, surpassed 5 billion for the first time and increased at a better-than-expected rate of 6.3% in 2010, compared with 2009.

Cargo also thrived, growing by 15.2%, according to a final accounting of world traffic growth in 2010 by Montreal-based Airports Council International (ACI) ...

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