Benefits of Air Transport

There’s about 1,568 commercial airlines , 23,884 aircraft in commercial service and 3,846 airports. So why is there so many airlines and airports around the world? For most of us , aeroplane is just a mode of transport to a certain destination point A to B. However if we look at the economic prospect air travel is more than that. Generally air transport drives economic and social progress , it connects people from different countries and cultures. It forges links between 2 different countries and provide us access to global market and generate tourism and trade.

Here are a list of economics benefit that we can get from air transport.

• Air transport industry supports 56.6 million jobs around the world.
  -This indirectly reduces the unemployment rate.
• Air transport provide the only worldwide transportation system which make it essential for global business and tourism.
  - A country can improve living standards and get out of proverty 
• Air transport can carry a large number of freight at a short time.
  - Businesses can be expend to an international level and generate more income

How can Malaysia benefit from Air transport?
Malaysia Goverment had always emphasis on trousim. This is because if there's more tourist come over to Malaysia , we can benefit from foreign exchange earnings and others from taxes. This will indirectly result in infrastructure development such as roads , public transport , electricity and communications . It also help to generate more job.

Written by Kenneth Khew