| 5% Globally; 10.5% in Asia/Pacific and 1.2% in North America |
| The "define a recovery" debate grows more tedious with repetition. |
| What is clear is that a disconnected Asia/Pacific is on a firm upward trend. |
| Europe is hesitant and is held back by a miserable UK performance. |
| North America and the USA are showing slight positive growth largely because the 2009 comparison base was so negative. |
| Africa and, especially, the Middle East have been less affected than other regions; both are showing double digit growth. |
| Latin America is more fragile as the early airport returns for January confirm. |
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| The Global Passenger Forecast in Q2 |
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- is broadly in line with the March projection; is higher than the full year 2010; read more on the global forecast here |
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| Asia/Pacific in the Second Quarter and Full Year 2010 |
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- dips slightly below the the March projection; is higher than the full year 2010; read more on Asia/Pacific here |
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| Troubles Continue for the UK; Next Quarter and Beyond |
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- recovery has only really touched a minority of airports; from the list of top 5 positives there are some notable omissions: read more on the UK and its airports here |
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| US is Positive in the Second Quarter; Just |
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- the likelihood is that US demand will remain slightly positive in Q2; the Q3 seasonal peak will be the test: read more on the US and its positive airports here |
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