Price of air travel to keep on falling

CANBERRA, Australia - The cost of air travel will continue to plummet as passenger numbers grow, an Australian expert forecast on Sunday.

Lyell Strambi, chief executive officer of the Melbourne Airport, said investment in infrastructure such as automated terminals was pushing down the cost for airlines.

"If you look at air travel pricing over the long run, we'll see the prices continually come down, and airports are part of that story," Strambi told Australian media on the 20th anniversary of the privatization of Melbourne Airport.