The growth in passenger traffic has been led by a strong progress made by the Middle East countries supported by the other emerging economies of Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The developed economies of North America and Europe lagged behind in terms of growth in passenger traffic.
The cargo traffic growth rate has recovered from a decreasing trend during 2012. While Middle East nations have managed a strong growth during 201-3, Asia Pacific and North America showed a decline. The details regarding regional passenger and cargo traffic are presented in the following table.