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Air passenger numbers are forecast to top five billion for the first time next year and the sector's revenues will break the trillion-dollar barrier, the global aviation body IATA said on Tuesday.

He described it as a "very inefficient way of dealing with the problem."

False GPS signals that deceive on-board plane systems and complicate the work of airline pilots are surging near conflict zones, industry employees and officials told AFP. A ground collision alert sounds in the cockpit, for instance, even though the plane is flying at high altitude -- a phenomenon affecting several…

Hospitality trade says chancellor failed to help save sector with VAT cut, while travel industry laments air duty rise

Nearly 5 billion people are expected to travel in 2024, an airline industry trade group says, an historic high that exceeds the pre-pandemic level in 2019.

Airlines should carry a record number of passengers next year as the sector puts the Covid-19 pandemic behind it, the industry's top trade association said Wednesday, although profitability remains a concern.

Several thousand passengers were stranded at airports, hotels and connection depots following the recent system-wide glitch of the UK air traffic control systems. Some passengers were told of flight cancellations in advance, so they could make alternative travel plans.

Industry expects to lose £100m over the air traffic control failure and wants Nats to contribute

We look at what lies behind hundreds of thousands of people having their flights cancelled or delayed