A report from UBS says the number of flights in the EU will increase by just 1.5 % annually . The figure is half that predicted by plane manufacturer Airbus . The number of flights globally has been doubling roughly every 15 years , according to the UBS ' report , with air traffic increasing between 4 % and 5 % each year . Airbus , and fellow airline Boeing , have predicted this growth rate will continue until 2035 . After questioning more than 6,000 people in the US , Germany , France and the UK , however , the Swiss report found 10 % had reduced the number of flights taken over the past 12 months .
A report from UBS says the number of flights in the EU will increase by just 1.5% annually. The figure is half that predicted by plane manufacturer Airbus. The number of flights globally has been doubling roughly every 15 years, according to the UBS' report, with air travel growing between 4% and 5% each year. Airbus, and fellow manufacturer Boeing, have predicted this growth rate will continue until 2035. After questioning more than 6,000 people in the US, Germany, France and the UK, however, the Swiss bank found 21% had reduced the number of flights taken over the past 12 months.