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The number of passengers will double in 20 years according to Airbus. In their recent forecast meeting, the aircraft manufacturing giant predicted that passengers will double in two decades with Asia leading the way of an increase in demand. According to Airbus, China will lead the demand for more airlines followed by Germany and USA.

The increase in demand for China, USA and German flights is based on the fact that access to airline travel is consistently improving. Travel by air is no longer limited to upper class families as middle class families are now opting to travel by air. Competition has also improved access to passenger flights as airline companies drop the rates of airline tickets.

Aside from the increase in competition among airline companies, the number of flights for low-cost airlines will also increase. Currently, the number of flights from low-cost airlines is only 5% of the total flights worldwide. According to Airbus, the number of flights from low-cost airlines will increase to 19% which will contribute to easier access of flights.

The projection of Airbus is not only on the fact that they want to increase the demand of their aircrafts. The aircraft manufacturer is backing their claim by building some of the most modern passenger aircrafts in the world. A good example is the upgrade version of A380. The A380 is currently a double-decker aircraft and Airbus plans to upgrade the A380 to accommodate more passengers. Airbus also predicts that aircrafts with a capacity of more than 100 passengers will double by 2030.