据国际航空运输协会(IATA)分析,昂贵的燃油价格虽然侵蚀着世界航空运输业短期利润值,但是却不会影响该行业强劲的长期运量增长势头。在1996～2000年间,IATA的254个成员航空公司每年旅客运量将平均增长7.1％,这不包括包机运输量在内。之外,国内旅客运量每年应增长6％。2000年世界定期航空公司预计将载运17.2 亿人次,而1995年为12.9亿,1996年估计为13.6亿。 According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), expensive fuel prices have eroded the short-term profitability of the world's air transport industry without affecting the industry's strong long-term traffic growth. Between 1996 and 2000, IATA's 254 member airlines will have an average passenger traffic growth of 7.1% per year, excluding charter traffic. In addition, domestic passenger traffic should increase 6% annually. The world's scheduled carriers in 2000 are expected to carry 1.72 billion passengers, compared with 1.29 billion in 1995 and 1.36 billion in 1996.