Passengers at the airport, Haneda in Tokyo

Montreal - air passenger market worldwide rose 7 percent in the first quarter (Q1), which is the start most of the market this year since 2012, but there are some signs that indicate that passenger growth air may drop.

In an analysis of the newly released International Air Transport Association (IATA), said that the market may not be able to face the economic slowdown is continuing.

IATA has said: 'Maybe we're moving towards the end of the stimulus to travel most from lower oil prices and the bigger picture is that the slowing down of growth a stronger economy still persist.

Tea Trade Association expects from lower travel measures to stimulate demand in the months ahead.

IATA sees obvious that additional measures will be made in the form of expanding the network work that is under way and travel price decline for the full year.

Moreover, the final result obtained from a quarterly survey of IATA survey of airline chief financial officer showed that the majority of respondents expected the situation of continuous improvement of passenger numbers next year.

Figures in passenger traffic in the first quarter rose due to leap year (366 days).

IATA predicts that passenger numbers were up 6 percent compared with the same period last year, when more days one day in February 2016, a rate of reliability in accordance with the growth momentum seen in the first quarter 2015.

Passenger load factor throughout the aviation industry in the first quarter was 78.7%, similar to the same period last year.

Association IATA said passenger load factor, which are seasonally adjusted, has fallen in recent last year, reflecting modest growth of passenger capacity growth and lower traffic trends.