IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda said North America is expected to gain more than 380 million passengers over the next two decades, representing an annual growth rate of 1.7%. In Latin America, about 288 million passengers will be added over the same time period, equivalent to growth of almost 3% each year.
This compares with 561 million extra passengers in Europe (2% annual growth), 2.3 billion in Asia-Pacific (4.5%), 158 million in Africa (3.6%), and 201 million in the Middle East (3.6%).