Brussels, 14/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - According to a report published by Eurostat on Tuesday 13 January, the total number of passengers transported by air in the EU27 rose by 7.3% in 2007 compared with 2006, to 793 million. In 2006, passenger numbers in the EU27 rose by 4.7%. In 2007, the highest numbers of passengers were registered in the United Kingdom (217 million, +3%), Germany (164 million, +6%), Spain (164 million, +9%), France (120 million, +6%) and Italy (106 million, +11%). The...