19/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - Intra-European passenger transport experienced growth of 5.6% in the first half of 2005, compared to just 4.8% in the first half of 2004, but progress in terms of competitiveness has been undermined by the increase in oil prices. Against this backdrop, at its General Assembly in Sweden, ERA (European Regions Airline Association) reaffirmed its opposition to the proposal to include air transport in the system of trading in greenhouse gas emissions quotas and to...