Air Travel Industry is changing. Tourism stakeholders-private and public sector must respond to these changes.

2. • The need to cope with larger aircraft size, as
600 seat aircrafts are likely to be introduced
on long-haul routes.
• The need to embrace technological change
such as new navigation systems so that the
capacity at individual airports can be
increased to cope with demand.
• The recognition that air travel has now begun
to reach a mass market rather than the elite
group it served in the 1950s and early 1960s

3. • A need to speed up the passenger flows at airports,
including the removal of bottlenecks and delays with
baggage handling, by introducing new technology and
smart technology to track travellers and their personal
belongings
• Addressing security issues at airports, which are seen as
one of the weakest links as well as enhancing safety
matters for travellers.

4. • Opportunities should be provided for travellers to reduce
stress , anxiety and uncertainty associated with air travel.
For the airport sector , various issues affect how the
traveller perceives the terminal including:
1. Speed of check- in
2. Efficiency of passport control and customs clearance
3. Luggage retrieval
4. Availability of shops, duty-free and associated services
5. A spacious and relaxed environment to wait prior to
boarding the aircraft

5. • A lobby group for the aviation sector - the Air Transport
Action Group (ATAG) has used a list of factors to explain
this growth. These include:
• Falling real cost of air travel
• Increased international trade and economic activity,
which necessitates travel
• Rising disposable incomes
• Political stability
• Greater leisure time and tourism promotion