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Old Apr 13, 2008, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by jwhite4
In absolute terms, yes there are billions of people that haven't flown, just as (probably most of the same billions) don't have a cell phone, or a personal computer. However, in relative terms, I don't know how you can deny that so many more people have flown. Common sense just says that. I wouldn't be surprised if total air passengers divided by country or world population doesn't show this percentage increase.

Jeff

Got that the wrong way round.
In absolute terms, more people are flying.
Relative to global population, those who fly still represent a tiny proportion.
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