03/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - In August 2008, international air traffic continued to fall. According to data published on Wednesday 1 October by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the demand for air passenger traffic declined from 5.4% during the first half of the year to 1.3% during August. Freight transport fell to 2.7%, due to the weakness of the air freight market in the Asia-pacific region. (A.By./transl.jl)