Air traffic

India recorded the highest domestic passenger growth this July at over 20%, followed by Brazil at about 18%, though the growth was slower for international air traffic. “Brazil and India recorded the highest growth rates of 17.8% and 20.6% respectively. Both were stronger than June's performance,” the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced in its traffic results which showed that the global passenger travel growth was up 5.9% over the same period last year. However, in most other countries, domestic air travel demand remained “much more sluggish than that for international travel”, the latest IATA figures showed. American domestic market, which represents half the world market, grew 2.1% compared to July 2010, while China, with the second biggest domestic market (18% of the world), “slowed abruptly” to just a 5.1% rise.