Global air passengers soared 7% last year to 3.8 billion. 2016's record number of people who flew on scheduled commercial flights was 7% more than in 2015, representing an additional 242 million air trips. The regional ranking (based on total passengers carried on scheduled services by airlines registered in the region):1. Asia-Pacific, 35% market share (1.3 billion passengers, up 11.3% from 2015). Network carriers accounted for 69.5% of total passengers, while leisure carriers contributed 2.2% to passenger volumes.

Source: Bangkok Post October 11, 2017 00:28 UTC