It now seems that air travel over the holiday season will fall by 2.5 percent when compared to last year. The Air Transport Association of America said that it expects 41 million passengers to fly on United States airlines over a 21 day period from December 17th to January 6th. The busiest travel days are expected to be Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday after Christmas on December 26th through the 28th.
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There are signs that the fall in the number of global air passengers is beginning to stabilise.

Figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicate that the economic situation which has crippled the airline industry could be easing.
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Japanese health officials detained more than three dozen American Airlines Inc. passengers and two flight attendants Monday while officials tested a passenger for the H1N1 virus.
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China Southern Airlines’ passenger volume growth in 2008 slowed to single digits for the first time in five years as a slowing economy curbed demand.
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Flag carrier Malaysia Airlines said Tuesday it will scrap fuel surcharges for domestic flights as part of efforts to boost air travel amid an economic slowdown. (continue reading…)

Qatar Airways carried more than 12 million passengers last year, a gain of 35 per cent, and says it hopes to achieve similar growth this year, even as economic turmoil dampens demand for international air travel. (continue reading…)