Air transport in the EU
Of all forms of transport, air travel has seen by far the most impressive growth in the European Union over the last twenty years. In terms of passenger-kilometres, traffic increased by an average of 7.4 per cent a year between the year 1980 and 2001, while traffic at the airports af the 15 Member States increased five-fold since 1970. Despite the impact on air transport of the 11th of September terrorist attack it's expected that the traffic trend will recover in the coming years - European Commission web site
The link address is: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air/index_en.htm