In a statement, ICAO said LCCs in Europe represented 32% of total passengers carried by LCCs, followed by Asia/Pacific and North America with 31% and 25%, respectively.
Low-cost carriers (LCCs) accounted for approximately 28% of the world total scheduled passengers in 2016 and passengers carried crossed the milestone of one billion passengers in 2016, according to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
In a statement, ICAO said LCCs in Europe represented 32% of total passengers carried by LCCs, followed by Asia/Pacific and North America with 31% and 25%, respectively.
It said the increasing presence of low-cost carriers, notably in emerging economies, has contributed to the overall growth of passenger traffic.
Preliminary figures released by the ICAO showed the total number of passengers carried on scheduled services reached 3.7 billion in 2016, a 6% increase over last year.
It said the number of departures rose to approximately 35 million globally, and world passenger traffic, expressed in terms of total scheduled revenue passenger-kilometres (RPKs), posted an increase of 6.3%, with approximately 7.015 billion RPKs performed.
“Owing to the strong demand in India and China, the Asia/Pacific region grew strongly by 10% in 2016 and accounted for 40% of world domestic scheduled traffic,” ICAO said.