Airlines of the world in 2014 will receive about $ 18 billion net profit, profit per passenger will be Usually $ 6, told reporters the head of SITA Dave Becker in the framework of the international forum SITA.

" Daily Airlines carrying 3 million passengers and perform 100 thousand flights, " said Becker.

according to him, in 2014, Airlines generally had to move one passenger is Usually around $ 6 profit.

" How much is a sandwich. The aviation industry is characterized by low profitability. European Airlines earned in 2014 even less - $ 3 per passenger, " said Becker.

He explained this by the fact that the European airlines passenger traffic this year, influenced by the political situation in Ukraine. Due to the lower demand, the European airlines passenger traffic in 2014 will grow by only 2, 7%.

International Firm SITA provides IT solutions for Airlines, airports, global distribution systems and structures. Service organizations use more than 450 plants air transport from 200 countries. Consolidated revenue of the organization in 2013 amounted to 1, 63 billion dollars.

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