AVIATION INDUSTRY RECORDS 4.1BN PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN 2017
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2018/01/aviation-industry-records-41bn.html

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has released the 2017 Preliminary Report of the global civil aviation activities. This comes as a new record of 4.1 billion passengers were carried by the aviation industry on scheduled services in 2017. According to ICAO in the report obtained by Eyes Of Lagos, “this indicates a 7.1 per cent increase over 2016. The number of departures rose to approximately 37 million globally, and world passenger traffic expressed in terms of total scheduled revenue passenger-kilometres (RPKs), posted an increase of 7.6 per cent with approximately 7.7 trillion RPKs performed. This growth is a slight improvement from the 7.4 per cent achieved in 2016.” ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu in his remarks, attributed the upward performance of the civil air transportation to some factors. He said, “The sustainability of the tremendous growth in international civil air traffic is demonstrated by the continuous improvements to its safety, security, efficiency and environmental footprint. “This sustainability is the result of concerted efforts and cooperation at the national, regional, and global levels, particularly in terms of ICAO compliancy, which is key to accessing the global network. “As a UN agency, ICAO is deeply committed to ensuring that all countries have an opportunity to benefit from the doubling in flight and passenger volumes forecast for the next 15 years”, Aliu added. ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu said, “Air traffic growth is making key contributions towards the achievement of United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, offering an opportunity to lift a generation out of poverty, figuratively and literally.” This is illustrated by the fact that over half of the world’s 1.2 billion tourists who travelled across international borders last year were transported by air, and that air transport now carries some 35 per cent of world trade by value. Indeed, more than 90 per cent of cross border Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-commerce was carried by air transport. ICAO Explains in the Preliminary Report some key components that played major roles in the 2017 performance which included air travel growth supported by improving global economic conditions. Another factor according to ICAO was that international scheduled passenger traffic expressed in terms of RPKs grew by 8.0 per cent in 2017, up from the 7.8 per cent recorded in 2016.

not suprised

FTC? whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat Am I dreaming?

Good news
But why will the departure rate not rise to 7.1% when one power-drunken die hard octogenarian has brought untold and unwritten hardship to once known giant of Africa.

And later Nigerians will be crying 'no money'..

wow.....

And our self acclaimed sensible but senseless government didn’t see a reason in generating income through creation of Nigeria airways, is just sad as big as Nigeria is, a single Airway is not owned by the country in which through this means jobs will be created and incomes will be generated .... btw but people said that there is no money abeg Na watin dem Dey take fly

abeg witches too de d list

OlaSalo:
FTC?
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
Am I dreaming?

doh

OlaSalo:
FTC? whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat Am I dreaming?

Try Again Later

We heard the passports at the immigration office got finished,followed by the libya case and now this one.I hope its not buhari they running from

Good to know.

Prosperity on the increase worldwide.

Weather Nigerian system like it or not, I must join this moving group this year.

Sweetcollins:
Good news

how?

In summary, the world economy is booming while Nigeria's economy is nose diving.

Ok. What about okada aviation?

They said world travels and not Nigeria alone doing 4.1billion in 2017. Sometimes read the story.

Not sure Nigeria is among sha

Since bubu take over over no money to enter Keke napep sef, come to talk of flight

Na trek we dey trek nownow

God go punish that man!

As an atheist i only pray when enta planes. About 5 times last year

I hope Owerri airport is still the 4th busiest in the sh!thole.

Sai baba

verygudbadguy:
That's real money for the investors in that sector. Nigeria is the place for investment if you want to take in so much profit. Our governments are the only problems that we have. They keep bringing policies, actions and inactions that discourages foreign investors into the country.

We also need to address this security challenges and Nigeria will be great again.

Spot on bro

yeyerolling:
As an atheist i only pray when enta planes. About 5 times last year

who do you pray to

ok

All these imaginary figures tho.
Nigeria a country of three billion with only 5.1 flight?

It's more than, that's the best way to loot funds by reducing the number.

Well, I should fuel my power bikes and car today, scarcity has resumed here in my business district.



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hisgrace090:
Good to know.

Prosperity on the increase worldwide.

Weather Nigerian system like it or not, I must join this moving group this year.

By fire by force!

OlaSalo:
FTC?
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
Am I dreaming?

wake up dude

I was one of the passengers they talked about.

Wow ...thats really much...while there was growth in number of people that travelled by planes around the world in Nigeria that was clearly a reduction because of the poor leadership we are currently saddled with .Many people I know that used to fly domestically have now opted to use God is Good Motors and these day you hardly see anyone do Banza Waka using flight .