Contents. Introduction

first
, aviation is the fastest and most convenient mode of transport when traveling long 
distances;
secondly
, the service on the flights now has an attractive appearance for tourists;
third
, airlines pay commissions directly and through international booking and booking 
networks to travel agencies for each seat booked on the aircraft, thereby encouraging them 
to choose air travel.
Air transport is one of the fastest growing and fastest growing sectors of the world 
economy, and it is gaining a strong position on a global scale every year. transportation 
system.There are now more than 
1,300
airlines in the world. An average of 1.5 billion 

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people are transported on flights each year. Currently, more than 470 carriers operate 
international flights, of which about 250 operate regular international flights. More than 
1,000 airports around the world provide international air services, of which about 650 
provide regular international air services.
The largest airlines in the world in terms of the number of flights: American Delta Air
Lines, Pan American, United, French Air France, German Lufthansa, British British 
Airways and others. Aeroflot is Russia's largest airline.However, the international air 
transport system consists not only of international air carriers and airports, but also of 
countries connected by international air routes and providing these connections, as well 
as international organizations in the field of air transport, to take measures to ensure its 
effective operation. radi. and security.
The international transport network now covers all geographical regions and more than 
150
countries around the world.
As air transport becomes more and more entrenched in the global transport system every 
year, the need for its global coordination and regulation has already emerged. 
International aviation organizations deal with these issues.
There are several forms of interaction between travel companies and airlines in the 
organization of tourist travel:
-booking seats and purchasing air tickets through airline agencies;
-purchase of air tickets through reservation and reservation systems;
-agreement with the airline on the quota of seats in regular airlines; -agency 
contract and work as an agency that sells air tickets for its tourists; -
organization of charter flights for tourist transportation.
In order to properly select the most convenient and useful section of tourist 
transportation, as well as to qualify a contract for air transportation of tourists, you need 
to know all the features, advantages and disadvantages of this or that type of interaction 
with the airline.

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According to statistics, the growth rate of air transport is higher than that of road 
transport, which is due to the ever-expanding geography of travel and the steady trend of 
reducing travel times in favor of their frequency (growth of short-term long-distance 
travel). All this draws a lot of attention from the tourism business to air transport. 
Airplanes are the most popular mode of transport in the world. The same can be said 
about air travel in tourism. And there are a number of reasons for this: