Brussels, 20/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - The total number of passengers travelling by air in the EU27 rose by 4.7% in 2006 compared to 2005 to almost 740 million, according to the latest figures published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In 2005, the number of passengers in the EU25 rose by 8.5%. In 2006, the highest numbers of air passengers were recorded in the United Kingdom (211 million, +4%), Germany (154 million, +6%), Spain (151 million, +5%), France (113...