Southeast Asia Banks On Aviation Boom

Southeast Asia accounts for 10 percent of global traffic and Boeing expects it to grow about 9.5 percent annually over the next two decades (Credit: AFP)

Major airport expansion projects are taking off across Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, and a new airline is set to launch next year -- all banking on an expected boom in air travel in Southeast Asia, fuelled by Chinese and Indian tourists.

But there are doubts about whether it will materialise in an uncertain economic environment and as worries about the impact of travel on climate change.