Aviation’s hot spots: Asia Pacific and Middle East
Asia Pacific and the Middle East have become global hot spots for inter-regional long distance air travel, according to a review by Amadeus.
The review looks at trends in worldwide passenger demand in between regions over the last two years, comparing the first quarter of 2009 to the first quarters of both 2010 and 2011.
Demand for air traffic between Asia Pacific and the Middle East grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 13 percent to almost three million passengers a month in the first quarter of 2011.
Dubai remains the most prominent origin and destination amongst the fastest growing city pairs, such as Dubai-Mumbai, Dubai-Karachi and Dubai-Delhi.
Traffic between the Middle East and Europe has surged 10.7 percent CAGR over the last two years, creating a market of approximately 2.4 million passengers a month.
Dubai, London and Paris are the chief contributors to this trend, with London-Tel Aviv, Paris-Cairo, and Dubai-London as examples of rapidly growing city pairs.
European demand to and from Asia Pacific added 4.8% CAGR to a traffic flow which is already the strongest worldwide, given there are nearly 3.5 million passengers in this market.
Of the top city-pairs contributing to this growth, London is the busiest travel point. London-Bangkok, London-Delhi and London-Hong Kong, are among the top city pairs causing this increase.
Ian Jarrett
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