First Quarter 2013 U.S. - International Air Passenger Traffic up Four Percent

Total International Traffic was up Seven Percent in March (Early Easter/Passover)
South America and Middle East up 10 Percent for Q1
International air traffic to/from the U.S.⁽¹⁾ totaled 42.6 million passengers through March 2013, a four percent increase over the March 2012 year-to-date period. U.S. citizen travel (18.2 million) was up two percent and comprised 43 percent of all air traffic. However, non-U.S. citizen air travelers (24.4 million) increased by six percent raising their market share to 57 percent.
U.S. airlines carried 23.0 million passengers, up three percent, however their share slipped to 54 percent. Foreign flags carried 19.5 million passengers, up six percent from same period 2012.

International	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt. chg.
U.S. Citizens	18.163	2%	43%	-1
Non-U.S. Citizens	24.390	6%	57%	+1
U.S. Flag Carriers (2)	23.023	3%	54%	-1
Foreign Flag Carriers	19.530	6%	46%	+1

The following, overseas, Canada and Mexico regions are ‘breakouts’ of international:
Overseas air traffic accounted for 30.5 million passengers, 72 percent of all international, and grew by four percent. U.S. citizen travel (13.4 million) was flat and comprised 44 percent of overseas air traffic. Non-U.S. citizen air travelers (17.1 million) increased by seven percent increasing their market share to 56 percent.
U.S. airlines carried 15.9 million passengers, up two percent, their share dropping from 53 to 52 percent. Foreign flags carried 14.6 million passengers, up six percent from March 2012 YTD.

Overseas Regions	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt. chg.
U.S. Citizens	13.380	1%	44%	-1
Non-U.S. Citizens	17.122	7%	56%	+1
U.S. Flag Carriers	15.892	2%	52%	-1
Foreign Flag Carriers	14.610	6%	48%	+1

Overseas regions performed as follows:

Overseas Regions	Passengers (mlns)	% of all International	% Change 2013 / 2012 YTD
Europe	9.968	23%	0%
Asia	6.760	16%	6%
Caribbean	4.826	11%	3%
South America	3.602	8%	10%
Central America	2.560	6%	6%
Middle East	1.492	3%	10%
Oceania	1.009	2%	5%
Africa	0.306	1%	1%

North American markets accounted for 28 percent of U.S. international air traffic flows.
Canadian air traffic accounted for 6.5 million passengers, 15 percent of all international traffic, and increased by five percent. U.S. citizen travel (1.2 million) increased six percent and comprised only 18 percent of air traffic. Canadian, and other foreign national citizen air travelers transiting through Canada (5.3 million), increased by five percent. Market share remained unchanged at 82 percent.
U.S. flags carried 2.7 million passengers, up five percent from last year, and their share remained at 42 percent. Foreign flags carried 3.8 million passengers, up five percent.

Canada Region	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt. chg.
U.S. Citizens	1.203	5%	18%	0
Non-U.S. Citizens	5.307	6%	82%	0
U.S. Flag Carriers	2.709	5%	42%	0
Foreign Flag Carriers	3.801	5%	58%	0

Mexico air traffic accounted for 5.5 million passengers, 13 percent of all international traffic, and was up six percent. U.S. citizen travel (3.6 million) increased five percent and comprised 65 percent of all air traffic. Mexicans, and other foreign national air travelers (1.96 million) transiting through Mexico, increased by nine percent, holding market share at 35 percent.
U.S. flags carried 4.4 million passengers, up five percent from last year, and their share dropped from 81 to 80 percent. Foreign flags carried 1.1 million passengers, up 12 percent increasing share to 20 percent.

Mexican Region	Passengers (mlns)	% Chg y-o-y	Market Share	% Pt. chg.
U.S. Citizens	3.580	5%	65%	0
Non-U.S. Citizens	1.961	9%	35%	0
U.S. Flag Carriers	4.421	5%	80%	-1
Foreign Flag Carriers	1.119	12%	20%	+1

First Quarter 2013
Top 10 Foreign Airports (Passenger Traffic to/From U.S.):
16.6 million Passengers, 39% of Total International Air Traffic

		Passengers (millions)
1.	London Heathrow (LHR)	2.870
2.	Toronto (YYZ)	2.702
3.	Tokyo Narita (NRT)	2.374
4.	Cancun (CUN)	1.754
5.	Mexico City (MEX)	1.339
6.	Frankfurt (FRT)	1.269
7.	Incheon (ICT)	1.170
8.	Paris/de Gaulle (CDG)	1.128
9.	Vancouver (YVR)	1.044
10.	Montreal (YUL)	0.915

Top 10 U.S. Airports (Passenger Traffic to/From Foreign Airports):
28.9 million Passengers, 68% of Total Air Traffic

		Passengers (millions)
1.	New York (JFK)	5.580
2.	Miami (MIA)	5.044
3.	Los Angeles (LAX)	3.994
4.	Newark (EWR)	2.599
5.	Atlanta (ATL)	2.298
6.	Chicago (ORD)	2.287
7.	Houston (IAH)	2.157
8.	San Francisco (SFO)	2.039
9.	Dallas-Ft Worth (DFW)	1.483
10.	Washington Dulles (IAD)	1.440

Top 10 Airlines (2) Serving U.S. International Non-Stop Markets:
26.1 million Passengers, 61% of Total Air Traffic

		Passengers (millions)
1.	United Airlines	6.920
2.	American Airlines	5.310
3.	Delta Air Lines	4.575
4.	US Airways	1.918
5.	Air Canada	1.869
6.	British Airways	1.447
7.	West Jet	1.172
8.	Lufthansa	1.077
9.	Jet Blue Airways	1.072
10.	Korean Air Lines	0.754

Monthly % changes:
January 2013 traffic was up 3.5 percent, February, up 1.9 percent and March, up 7.0 percent.
Note: Easter/Passover was ‘earlier’ this year (March 31) vs. April 8, 2012
Later this month OTTI will publish the March U.S. Citizen Outbound, all mode travel, when aggregate Canadian and Mexican departure data is received from Stats Canada and Banco de Mexico, respectively. (U.S. Citizen outbound is a component in the estimation of U.S. travel ‘imports’. For current 2013, February: http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2013-O-001/index.html
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