Airlines for America forecasts 1% decline in pax numbers during holiday period

Airlines for America (A4A) expects about 43.3 million air travellers to travel on US carriers' domestic and international routes, down 1% year-on-year during the 21-day holiday period between 15-Dec-2011 to 04-Jan-2012. Daily passenger numbers are expected to range from 1.6 million to 2.3 million during the holiday. [more - original PR]