Developments in technology(More air routes and agreements)

Made various parts of the world more accessible
Produced the global pattern of air routes which makes the countries more connected
Key agreements and policies also helped tourist numbers to increase
Open skies agreement:
An agreement made between governments to remove restrictions on commercial flights between their respective countries.
Commercial airlines can freely decide the routes,capacity and price of their flights without interference from the government so as to create a free-market environment for commercial airlines to compete in
For example,Singapore has had an open skies agreement with the USA since 2001(A Singapore commercial airline can make a stopover in the USA on its way to a third country,such as Mexico;A US commercial airline can make a stopper in a third country,such as Japan.on its way to Singapore)
As a result,Open skies agreements have helped the growth of aircraft routes and flights;Increasing the number of commercial airline companies,including budget airlines and also helped reduce the prices of flights for passengers

	Created by Hui Yuan over 8 years ago

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