Brussels, 07/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - the numbers of passengers carried by European aviation companies increased 7.7% in 1999, according to the latest figures from the Association of European aviation companies (AEA). The strongest increase was registered in the south Atlantic (+20.5%), followed by the north Atlantic (+13.3%) then the routes connecting Europe and Northern and Southern Africa (a little more than 12%). On the other hand, European companies increased their number of passengers...