November 2013 YTD U.S. - International Air Passenger Traffic up Four Percent

Total International Traffic also up Four Percent in November
Middle East Traffic up 11 Percent in 2013

 

International air traffic to/from the U.S.⁽¹⁾ totaled 169.5 million passengers through November 2013, a four percent increase over the November 2012 year-to-date period. U.S. citizen travel (74.5 million) was up three percent and comprised 44 percent of all air traffic. Non-U.S. citizen air travelers (95.1 million) increased by five percent with their market share at 56 percent.

U.S. airlines carried 90.2 million passengers, up three percent, with their share at 53 percent. Foreign flags carried 79.4 million passengers, up five percent from same period 2012.

International	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt. chg.
U.S. Citizens	74.467	3.2%	43.9%	-0.4
Non-U.S. Citizens	95.074	4.8%	56.1%	0.4
U.S. Flag Carriers (2)	90.172	3.0%	53.2%	-0.5
Foreign Flag Carriers	79.369	5.3%	46.8%	0.5

The following, overseas, Canada and Mexico regions are ‘breakouts’ of international:

Overseas air traffic accounted for 126.9 million passengers, 75 percent of all international, and grew by four percent. U.S. citizen travel (56.3 million) was up two percent comprising 44 percent of overseas air traffic. Non-U.S. citizen air travelers (70.6 million) were up by five percent with their market share at 56 percent.

U.S. airlines carried 64.4 million passengers, up two percent, their share at 51 percent. Foreign flags carried 62.5 million passengers, up five percent from November 2012 YTD.

Overseas Regions	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt. chg.
U.S. Citizens	56.270	2.0%	44.3%	-0.8
Non-U.S. Citizens	70.648	5.2%	55.7%	0.8
U.S. Flag Carriers	64.418	2.2%	50.8%	-0.7
Foreign Flag Carriers	62.500	5.4%	49.2%	0.7

Overseas regions performed as follows:

Overseas Regions	Passengers (mlns)	% of all International	% Change 2013 / 2012 YTD
Europe	50.544	30%	2.1%
Asia	25.628	15%	4.2%
Caribbean	17.569	10%	1.1%
South America	13.213	8%	9.2%
Central America	8.539	5%	4.1%
Middle East	6.215	4%	10.8%
Oceania	3.952	2%	8.1%
Africa	1.258	1%	-1.3%

North American markets accounted for 25 percent of U.S. international air traffic flows.

Canadian air traffic accounted for 23.6 million passengers, 14 percent of all international traffic, and increased by four percent. U.S. citizen travel (6.5 million) increased six percent and comprised 28 percent of air traffic. Canadian, and other foreign national citizen air travelers transiting through Canada (17.1 million), increased by three percent. Market share was at almost 73 percent.

U.S. flags carried 11.1 million passengers, up four percent from last year, with their share at 47 percent. Foreign flags carried 12.5 million passengers, up three percent.

Canada Region	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt. chg.
U.S. Citizens	6.489	6.2%	27.5%	0.6
Non-U.S. Citizens	17.067	2.8%	72.5%	-0.6
U.S. Flag Carriers	11.054	4.2%	46.9%	0.2
Foreign Flag Carriers	12.501	3.3%	53.1%	-0.2

Mexico air traffic accounted for 19.1 million passengers, 11 percent of all international traffic, and was up seven percent. U.S. citizen travel (11.7 million) increased eight percent and comprised 61 percent of air traffic. Mexicans, and other foreign national air travelers (7.4 million) transiting through Mexico, increased by five percent, with market share 39 percent.

U.S. flags carried 14.7 million passengers, up six percent from last year, and their share slipped to 77 percent. Foreign flags carried 4.4 million passengers, up 10 percent increasing share to 23 percent.

Mexican Region	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt. chg.
U.S. Citizens	11.708	7.8%	61.4%	0.6
Non-U.S. Citizens	7.360	5.1%	38.6%	-0.6
U.S. Flag Carriers	14.700	5.7%	77.1%	-0.7
Foreign Flag Carriers	4.367	10.3%	22.9%	0.7

November 2013 Year-to-Date

Top 10 Foreign Airports (Passenger Traffic to/From U.S.):
67.9 million Passengers, 40% of Total International Air Traffic

		Passengers (millions)	% Chg y-o-y
1.	London Heathrow (LHR)	13.193	1.6%
2.	Toronto (YYZ)	9.942	4.2%
3.	Tokyo Narita (NRT)	8.799	0.0%
4.	Frankfurt (FRT)	6.211	1.7%
5.	Paris/de Gaulle (CDG)	5.897	3.9%
6.	Cancun (CUN)	5.637	7.5%
7.	Mexico City (MEX)	5.299	8.6%
8.	Incheon (ICT)	4.592	5.5%
9.	Amsterdam (AMS)	4.270	5.1%
10.	Vancouver (YVR)	4.080	0.1%

Top 10 U.S. Airports (Passenger Traffic to/From Foreign Airports):
118.7 million Passengers, 70% of Total Air Traffic

		Passengers (millions)	% Chg y-o-y
1.	New York (JFK)	24.394	5.0%
2.	Miami (MIA)	18.198	4.3%
3.	Los Angeles (LAX)	16.237	3.4%
4.	Newark (EWR)	10.665	0.8%
5.	Chicago (ORD)	10.290	4.5%
6.	Atlanta (ATL)	9.341	3.6%
7.	San Francisco (SFO)	8.923	3.3%
8.	Houston (IAH)	8.204	2.8%
9.	Washington Dulles (IAD)	6.363	3.9%
10.	Dallas-Ft Worth (DFW)	6.111	11.6%

Top 10 Airlines⁽²⁾ Serving U.S. International Non-Stop Markets:
102.7 million Passengers, 60% of Total Air Traffic

		Passengers (millions)	% Chg y-o-y
1.	United Airlines	27.171	1.4%
2.	American Airlines	20.309	1.5%
3.	Delta Air Lines	19.846	7.4%
4.	US Airways	7.558	2.5%
5.	British Airways	6.359	3.3%
6.	Air Canada (mainline)	5.520	-8.0%
7.	Lufthansa	5.014	3.7%
8.	Jet Blue Airways	4.218	10.4%
9.	West Jet	3.528	8.8%
10.	Air France	3.171	-2.1%

Monthly % changes (Notes):
Easter/Passover was ‘earlier’ in 2013 (March 31) vs. 2012 (April 8).
Thanksgiving occurred later in 2013 (Nov. 28) than in 2012 (Nov. 22).