Eva Air Cargo MD-11F (48779/620) B-16109 rotates from Rwy 32 at Anchorage (ANC/PANC). (Photo by Michael Carter)Air cargo traffic jumped by a quarter in December compared with a year earlier, and passenger demand also picked up, data from the air industry association IATA showed Wednesday in a sign of growing economic recovery.
Freight demand rose 24.4 percent in December, but in 2009 as a whole was 10.1 percent lower than in 2008, while passenger demand rose 4.5 percent for a full-year decline of 3.5 percent, the International Air Transport Association said.
"The industry starts 2010 with some enormous challenges. The worst is behind us, but it is not time to celebrate, said IATA Director-General Giovanni Bisignani, noting that 2009 was the worst year in aviation history in terms of demand.
(Reuters)
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