Fasten your seatbelts — the skies are about to get crowded. By 2053, global air travel is projected to reach a staggering 22.3 billion passengers annually, more than double the numbers expected in 2024. This isn’t just an incremental rise; it’s an aviation explosion. The world is on a trajectory towards unprecedented demand, but the real question remains: can airports, airlines and policymakers handle the turbulence ahead?

A meteoric rise in passenger traffic

According to the latest report from ACI World, air travel is set to grow at an annual rate of 3.4% over the next two decades, climbing to 17.7 billion passengers by 2043 and soaring to 18.7 billion by 2045. That’s a colossal shift from the 9.5 billion passengers recorded in 2023 — a figure that already reflected a 9% year-on-year increase. The industry, however, continues to wrestle with the aftershocks of the pandemic, with the

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