Global air travel is continuing to show robust growth, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) saying passenger travel last year rose 5.9 percent.
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This was higher than last year's growth and higher than the average for the past 10 years.
The association said more than half of the increase was in the Asia-Pacific region, especially China.
Another big growth area was the Middle East.
Aircraft capacity grew almost as fast as passenger travel, with increased loading of aircraft making up the difference.