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The air transport industry continues to grow steadily as the demand for flights grows around the world.

Airports around the world serve 4 billion passengers every year, and it’s expected that by 2025 there will be 9 billion people passing through airports.

A report from the Airports Council International (ACI) shows that in January 2008 there was a 4 % overall increase in air traffic, and a 7% increase in international air traffic, compared to January 2007.

In the UK, new air routes are announced almost weekly, as demand for flights continues to grow. The latest announcement came from Flybe, who will be operating extra flights from Aberdeen to London Gatwick next summer.

The airline reported “unprecedented demand” for increasing the service, and have responded by adding two extra return flights at the weekend for the summer season.