Asia spurs air travel growth

International air travel grew faster than expected in June led by a sharp improvement in Asia, airline association IATA said on Wednesday.
Passenger volumes returned to a level one to two percent above the pre-recession peak in the first quarter of 2008, the International Air Transport Association said in its monthly account of air travel.
Passenger demand in Europe nonetheless lagged behind the global increase of 11.9 percent year-on-year in June.