International passenger travel rose 4.6% in February from February 2014 and up from the 3.7% increase in January 2015. Economy class travel drove the rise in volumes in February, up 4.8% year-on-year, a sign that fares are falling perhaps. However, the year on year results are proliferated by the Lunar New Year occurring one month later in 2015 (in February). The recent growth trend in premium international passenger travel has flattened over the past several months. Premium international air travel volumes saw a 2.3% rise in February year-on-year. The rapid expansion of Chinese, Indian and Middle Eastern passenger numbers is

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