{"id":120578,"date":"2018-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/iata-estimates-global-air-travel-could-double-to-8-2-billion-annually-by-2037\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:22:45","slug":"iata-estimates-global-air-travel-could-double-to-8-2-billion-annually-by-2037","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/iata-estimates-global-air-travel-could-double-to-8-2-billion-annually-by-2037\/","title":{"rendered":"IATA Estimates Global Air Travel Could Double to 8.2 Billion Annually by 2037"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that the number of global air trips could double to 8.2 billion per year in 2037, provided that globalization is not affected by protectionism.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We forecast a significant negative impact on economic growth and aviation benefits if restrictive protectionist measures are implemented,&#8221; warned IATA head Alexandre de Juniac, according to Agerpres.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If current policies are maintained and there are no reactions against globalization, the number of passengers will increase by 3.5% each year over the coming decades, with the most significant advance being in China, IATA estimated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Growing routes include those from India to the United Arab Emirates, and to and from China to Thailand and Japan.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If the US abandons its current protectionist policies, the number of global passengers could increase by 5.5% each year. If the conflict deepens, growth will slow to 2.4%, IATA estimates.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The International Air Transport Association represents approximately 280 airlines worldwide, equivalent to 83% of global air traffic.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wall-street.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Wall-Street<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is IATA&#8217;s projection for air travel by 2037?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IATA estimates that global air travel could reach 8.2 billion passengers annually, doubling current figures, provided globalization continues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does protectionism affect aviation growth?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Restrictive protectionist measures could reduce annual growth to 2.4%, whereas a more open global economy could see growth rates as high as 5.5%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which regions are expected to see the most growth?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>China is expected to see the most significant advance, with major growth also noted on routes involving India, the UAE, Thailand, and Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that the number of global air trips could double to 8.2 billion per year in 2037, provided that globalization is not affected by protectionism. &#8220;We forecast a significant negative impact on economic growth and aviation benefits if restrictive protectionist measures are implemented,&#8221; warned IATA head Alexandre de Juniac,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":67439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2856],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-120578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conectivity"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/transport-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120578"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=120578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}