September 2012 U.S.-International Air Passenger Traffic Was 14.3 Million, Up 6 Percent

September Year-to-Date Total U.S.-International Air Traffic Up Eight Percent
Foreign Citizen and Foreign Flag Traffic Growth Again Outpaced U.S. Citizens and Carriers
Performance metrics reported are:

• Total air travel (arrivals + departures),
• U.S. citizen and foreign citizen air travelers,
• U.S. flag and foreign flag carriers,
• Top U.S. and foreign airports.
  

Summary of January through September 2012:
International air traffic to/from the United States (1) totaled 135.7 million passengers from January through September 2012, an eight percent increase over the first nine months of 2011.
U.S. citizen air travel (61.1 million) increased four percent and comprised 45 percent of all air traffic. Foreign national (non-U.S. citizen) air travelers (74.6 million) increased by 10 percent, increasing share of the total market from 54 to 55 percent.
U.S. airlines carried 73.3 million passengers, up five percent, however their share dropped one percentage point to 54 percent. Foreign flags carried 62.3 million passengers, up 11 percent from January-September 2011, with their share increasing to 46 percent.

U.S. - International	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt change
U.S. Citizens	61.056	4%	45%	-1
Foreign Nationals	74.606	10%	55%	+1
U.S. Flag Carriers (2)	73.345	5%	54%	-1
Foreign Flag Carriers	62.317	11%	46%	+1

September air traffic was up six percent from September 2011, disclosing slower growth.
International is the total of overseas, Canada and Mexico regions, as follows:
Overseas air traffic accounted for 101.9 million passengers, 75 percent of all international air traffic for year-to-date.
U.S. citizen travel (46.7 million) increased five percent and comprised 46 percent of all overseas air traffic. Foreign national air travelers (55.2 million) increased by 10 percent, increasing market share to 54 percent, a one percentage point increase in share between 2011 and 2012.
U.S. airlines carried 52.9 million passengers, up six percent, and their share decreased from 53 to 52 percent. Foreign flags carried 49.0 million passengers, up 10 percent from the first nine months of 2011. Their traffic share increased to 48 percent.

U.S. - Overseas Regions	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt change
U.S. Citizens	46.723	5%	46%	-1
Foreign Nationals	55.192	10%	54%	+1
U.S. Flag Carriers	52.891	6%	52%	-1
Foreign Flag Carriers	49.024	10%	48%	+1

Total air traffic to/from overseas regions for the year performed as follows:

Overseas Regions	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg from Sep 2011 year-to-date
Europe	41.298	5%
Asia	20.239	13%
Caribbean	14.844	7%
South America	9.885	8%
Central America	6.913	11%
Middle East	4.654	10%
Oceania	3.009	8%
Africa	1.072	13%
Total Overseas	101.914

North American markets (Canada and Mexico) accounted for 25 percent of U.S. international air traffic flows.
U.S.-Canada air traffic accounted for 18.8 million passengers, 14 percent of all international traffic, and was up seven percent year-to-date.
U.S. citizen travel (5.1 million) increased five percent and comprised only 27 percent of air traffic in the market. Canadian and other foreign national citizen air travelers (13.7 million) increased by eight percent with their market share resulting at 73 percent.
U.S. flags carried 8.8 million passengers, up two percent, and their share dropped from 49 to 47 percent. Foreign flags carried 10.0 million passengers, up 12 percent increasing their share to 53 percent.

U.S. - Canada	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt change
U.S. Citizens	5.138	5%	27%	-1
Foreign Nationals	13.692	8%	73%	+1
U.S. Flag Carriers	8.786	2%	47%	-2
Foreign Flag Carriers	10.044	12%	53%	+2

U.S. - Mexico air traffic accounted for 14.9 million passengers, 11 percent of all U.S. - international traffic, and was up six percent.
U.S. citizen travel (9.2 million) increased three percent and comprised 62 percent of all air traffic. Foreign national air travelers (5.7 million) increased by 13 percent increasing their market share to 38 percent.
U.S. flags carried 11.7 million passengers, up two percent from last year, and their share dropped from 82 to 78 percent. Foreign flags carried 3.2 million passengers, up 28 percent increasing share to 22 percent.

U.S. - Mexico	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt change
U.S. Citizens	9.194	3%	62%	-2
Foreign Nationals	5.723	13%	38%	+2
U.S. Flag Carriers	11.667	2%	78%	-4
Foreign Flag Carriers	3.249	28%	22%	+4

Top 10 Foreign Airports (Passenger Traffic to/from U.S.) September 2012 YTD:
Accounted for 40 Percent of U.S. - International Air Traffic, the same as August 2012 YTD
Paris/de Gaulle (CDG) moved above Cancun (CUN)

		Passengers (millions)
1.	London Heathrow (LHR)	10.756
2.	Toronto (YYZ)	7.856
3.	Tokyo Narita (NRT)	7.228
4.	Frankfurt (FRT)	5.093
5.	Paris/de Gaulle (CDG)	4.762
6.	Cancun (CUN)	4.493
7.	Mexico City (MEX)	3.978
8.	Incheon (ICT)	3.568
9.	Vancouver (YVR)	3.455
10.	Amsterdam (AMS)	3.373
		54.563

Top 10 U.S. Airports (Passenger Traffic to/from Foreign Airports) September 2012 YTD:
Accounted for 70 Percent of All U.S. - International Air Traffic

		Passengers (Millions)
1.	New York (JFK)	19.423
2.	Miami (MIA)	14.395
3.	Los Angeles (LAX)	13.043
4.	Newark (EWR)	8.906
5.	Chicago (ORD)	8.171
6.	Atlanta (ATL)	7.532
7.	San Francisco (SFO)	7.163
8.	Houston (IAH)	6.695
9.	Washington Dulles (IAD)	5.092
10.	Dallas-Ft Worth (DFW)	4.507
		94.928

Top 10 Airlines Serving U.S. International Non-Stop Markets September 2012 YTD:
Accounted for 62 Percent of All U.S. - International Air Traffic
Up from 60 Percent August 2012 YTD

		Passengers (Millions)
1.	United Airlines (UA/CO)*	22.483
2.	American Airlines (AA)	16.617
3.	Delta Air Lines (DL)	15.561
4.	US Airways (US)	6.246
5.	British Airways (BA)	5.071	BA moved ahead of AC
6.	Air Canada (AC)	5.025
7.	Lufthansa (LH)	4.004
8.	Jet Blue Airways (JB)	3.216
9.	Air France (AF)	2.717	AF moved ahead of WJ
10.	West Jet (WJ)	2.647
		72.382

* United Airlines and Continental merged operations on March 7^th