IATA forecasts rapid growth of aviation sector
(VOV) -The aviation sector of Vietnam is projected to be the world's seventh fastest growing market during the 2013-2017 period and achieve international passenger and international commodity transport rates of 6.9% and of 6.6%, respectively.
The information was released by International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General and CEO Tony Tyler at a conference on the occasion of Aviation Day on August 27.
He said that aviation is the country’s strategic economic sector that need proper attention from Vietnamese functional agencies.
Currently, the aviation industry contributes on average US$6 billion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and generates 230,000 jobs.
In the 2008-2013 period, the number of tourists using Vietnamese air routes nearly doubled.