International
air traffic to/from the United States totaled 162.9 million
passengers from January through November 2012, a seven percent
increase over the first eleven months of 2011.
U.S.
citizen air travel (72.2 million) increased four percent and
comprised 44 percent of all air traffic. Foreign national (non-U.S.
citizen) air travelers (90.7
million) increased by nine percent, increasing share of the total
market from 54 to 56 percent.
U.S.
airlines carried 87.5
million passengers, up five percent, however their share dropped
one percentage point
to 54 percent. Foreign flags carried 75.4 million
passengers, up 10 percent from January-November 2011, with their
share increasing to 46 percent.
U.S. -
International
|
Passengers (mlns)
|
% Chg y-o-y
|
Market Share
|
% Pt change
|
U.S. Citizens
|
72.166
|
4%
|
44%
|
-2
|
Foreign Nationals
|
90.737
|
9%
|
56%
|
+2
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Flag
Carriers (2)
|
87.548
|
5%
|
54%
|
-1
|
Foreign Flag
Carriers
|
75.355
|
10%
|
46%
|
+1
|
November
air traffic was up seven percent from November 2011, disclosing an
upturn.
International
is the total of overseas, Canada and Mexico regions, as follows:
Overseas air
traffic accounted for 122.3 million passengers, 75 percent of all
international air traffic for year-to-date.
U.S.
citizen travel (55.2 million) increased four percent and comprised 45
percent of all overseas air traffic. Foreign national
air travelers (67.1 million) increased by ten percent,
increasing market share to 55 percent, a one percentagepoint
increase in share between 2011 and 2012.
U.S.
airlines carried 63.0 million passengers, up five percent,
and their share remained at 52 percent. Foreign flagscarried 59.3
million passengers, up nine percent from the first eleven months of
2011. Their traffic share remained at 48 percent.
U.S. -
Overseas Regions
|
Passengers (mlns)
|
% Chg y-o-y
|
Market Share
|
% Pt change
|
U.S. Citizens
|
55.192
|
4%
|
45%
|
-1
|
Foreign Nationals
|
67.129
|
10%
|
55%
|
+1
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Flag Carriers
|
63.024
|
5%
|
52%
|
0
|
Foreign Flag
Carriers
|
59.297
|
9%
|
48%
|
0
|
Total
air traffic to/from overseas regions for the year performed as
follows:
Overseas
Regions
|
Passengers
(mlns)
|
% Chg
from
Oct 2011 year-to-date |
Europe
|
49.515
|
4%
|
Asia
|
24.588
|
12%
|
Caribbean
|
17.375
|
6%
|
South America
|
12.100
|
8%
|
Central America
|
8.201
|
10%
|
Middle East
|
5.611
|
10%
|
Oceania
|
3.657
|
8%
|
Africa
|
1.274
|
12%
|
Total Overseas
|
122.321
|
7%
|
North
American markets (Canada and Mexico) accounted for 25 percent of U.S.
international air traffic
flows.
U.S.-Canada air
traffic accounted for 22.7 million passengers, 14 percent of all
international traffic, and was up seven percent year-to-date.
U.S.
citizen travel (6.1 million) increased five percent and comprised
only 27 percent of air traffic in the market. Canadian, and other
foreign national citizen air travelers transiting through
Canada (16.6 million), increased by eight percent with their market
share remaining at 73 percent.
U.S.
flags carried 10.6 million passengers, up three percent,
and their share dropped from 49 to 47 percent. Foreign
flags carried 12.1 million passengers, up 11 percent
increasing their share to 53 percent.
U.S. -
Canada
|
Passengers (mlns)
|
% Chg y-o-y
|
Market Share
|
% Pt change
|
U.S. Citizens
|
6.108
|
5%
|
27%
|
0
|
Foreign Nationals
|
16.607
|
8%
|
73%
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Flag Carriers
|
10.615
|
3%
|
47%
|
-2
|
Foreign Flag
Carriers
|
12.100
|
11%
|
53%
|
+2
|
U.S.
- Mexico air
traffic accounted for 17.9 million passengers, 11 percent of all
U.S.
- international traffic, and was up seven percent year-to-date.
U.S.
citizen travel (10.9 million) increased three percent and comprised
61 percent of all air traffic. Mexicans, and other foreign national
air travelers (7.0 million) transiting through Mexico,
increased by 13 percent increasing their market share to 39 percent.
U.S.
flags carried 13.9 million passengers, up two percent from
2011, and their share dropped from 81 to 78 percent. Foreign
flags carried 4.0 million passengers, up 26 percent
increasing share to 22 percent.
U.S. -
Mexico
|
Passengers (mlns)
|
% Chg y-o-y
|
Market Share
|
% Pt change
|
U.S. Citizens
|
10.866
|
3%
|
61%
|
-2
|
Foreign Nationals
|
7.001
|
13%
|
39%
|
+2
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Flag Carriers
|
13.908
|
2%
|
78%
|
-3
|
Foreign Flag
Carriers
|
3.958
|
26%
|
22%
|
+3
|
Top
10 Foreign Airports (Passenger Traffic to/from U.S.) November 2012
YTD:
Accounted for 40 Percent of U.S. - International Air Traffic
Accounted for 40 Percent of U.S. - International Air Traffic
|
|
Passengers
(millions)
|
1.
|
12.980
|
|
2.
|
Toronto
(YYZ)
|
9.538
|
3.
|
Tokyo
Narita (NRT)
|
8.802
|
4.
|
Frankfurt
(FRT)
|
6.109
|
5.
|
Paris/de
Gaulle (CDG)
|
5.673
|
6.
|
Cancun
(CUN)
|
5.244
|
7.
|
Mexico
City (MEX)
|
4.878
|
8.
|
Incheon
(ICT)
|
4.352
|
9.
|
Vancouver
(YVR)
|
4.076
|
10.
|
Amsterdam
(AMS)
|
4.063
|
|
|
65.715
|
Top
10 U.S. Airports (Passenger Traffic to/from Foreign Airports)
November 2012 YTD:
Accounted for 70 Percent of All U.S. - International Air Traffic
Accounted for 70 Percent of All U.S. - International Air Traffic
|
|
Passengers
(Millions)
|
1.
|
New
York (JFK)
|
23.227
|
2.
|
Miami
(MIA)
|
17.440
|
3.
|
Los
Angeles (LAX)
|
15.704
|
4.
|
Newark
(EWR)
|
10.577
|
5.
|
Chicago
(ORD)
|
9.846
|
6.
|
Atlanta
(ATL)
|
9.019
|
7.
|
San
Francisco (SFO)
|
8.635
|
8.
|
Houston
(IAH)
|
7.979
|
9.
|
Washington
Dulles (IAD)
|
6.122
|
10.
|
Dallas-Ft
Worth (DFW)
|
5.475
|
|
|
114.024
|
Top
10 Airlines Serving U.S. International Non-Stop Markets November 2012
YTD:
Accounted for 61 Percent of All U.S. - International Air Traffic
WestJet Moves up to Ninth Position
Accounted for 61 Percent of All U.S. - International Air Traffic
WestJet Moves up to Ninth Position
|
|
Passengers
(Millions) |
1.
|
United
Airlines (UA/CO)*
|
26.791
|
2.
|
20.011
|
|
3.
|
18.484
|
|
4.
|
US
Airways (US)
|
7.375
|
5.
|
6.156
|
|
6.
|
Air
Canada (AC)
|
6.000
|
7.
|
Lufthansa
(LH)
|
4.835
|
8.
|
Jet
Blue Airways (JB)
|
4.820
|
9.
|
West
Jet (WJ)
|
3.242
|
10.
|
Air
France (AF)
|
3.238
|
|
|
99.951
|
* United
Airlines and Continental merged operations on
March 7th