New Delhi: The global air passenger traffic is set to grow at an annual rate of 4.4 per cent up to 2015, which is likely to fuel unprecedented growth in the travel and tourism sector, former president of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said on Monday.
The growth of passenger traffic at this rate will be equivalent to about 30 million flights and 2.8 billion passengers annually, Assad Kotaite said while addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry's national committee on civil aviation.
"With this kind of growth in the aviation sector, air transport is likely to fuel further growth in travel and tourism," he said. However, Kotaite said this growth could result in increasing pressure on the air transport system in terms of congestion, delivery of aircraft and shortage of pilots.
"These issues need to be addressed as soon as possible," he added. Even as air transport remains the safest mode of mass transportation, "safety is a critical issue that needs to be taken care of," Kotaite said.
"We must continuously monitor and upgrade existing security processes to ensure they are commensurate with the level of threat identified while expediting the clearance of passenger and cargo at airports," he said.
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