International air traffic to/from the United States totaled 121.3 million passengers from January through August 2012, an eight percent increase over the first eight months of 2011.
U.S.
citizen air travel (55.1 million) increased five percent and
comprised 45 percent of all air traffic. Foreign national (non-U.S.
citizen) air travelers (66.2 million) increased by 10 percent,
increasing share of the total market from
53 to 55 percent.
U.S.
airlines carried 66.0 million passengers, up five percent, however
their share dropped two percentage points to 54 percent. Foreign
flags carried 55.3 million passengers, up 11 percent from
January-August 2011, with their share increasing to 46 percent.
U.S.
- International
|
Passengers
(mlns)
|
%
Chg y-o-y
|
Market Share
|
%
Pt change
|
U.S. Citizens
|
55.128
|
5%
|
45%
|
-2
|
Foreign Nationals
|
66.190
|
11%
|
55%
|
+2
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Flag Carriers
(2)
|
65.972
|
5%
|
54%
|
-2
|
Foreign Flag
Carriers
|
55.346
|
11%
|
46%
|
+2
|
For
August, air traffic was up seven percent from August 2011, disclosing
slower growth.
International
is the grand total of overseas, Canada and Mexico regions, as
follows:
Overseas
air traffic accounted for 90.7 million passengers, 75 percent of all
international air traffic for year-to-date.
U.S.
citizen travel (42.1 million) increased five percent and comprised 46
percent of all air traffic. Foreign national air travelers (48.7
million) increased by 11 percent, increasing market share
to 54 percent, a two percentage point increase in share between 2011
and 2012.
U.S.
airlines carried 47.4 million passengers, up six percent, and their
share decreased from 53 to 52 percent. Foreign flags carried 43.4
million passengers, up 10 percent from the first eight 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
|
42.060
|
5%
|
46%
|
-2
|
Foreign Nationals
|
48.663
|
11%
|
54%
|
+2
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Flag Carriers
|
47.360
|
6%
|
52%
|
-1
|
Foreign Flag
Carriers
|
43.363
|
10%
|
48%
|
+1
|
Total
air traffic to/from overseas regions performed as follows:
Overseas
Regions
|
Passengers
(mlns)
|
%
of all International
|
Europe
|
36.162
|
30%
|
Asia
|
18.006
|
15%
|
Caribbean
|
13.668
|
11%
|
South America
|
8.805
|
7%
|
Central America
|
6.327
|
5%
|
Middle East
|
4.156
|
3%
|
Oceania
|
2.646
|
2%
|
Africa
|
0.953
|
1%
|
Total Overseas
|
90.723
|
75%
|
North American
markets (Canada and Mexico) accounted for 25 percent
of U.S. international air traffic flows.
U.S.-Canada
air traffic accounted for 16.9 million passengers, 14 percent of all
international traffic, and was up seven percent year-to-date.
U.S.
citizen travel (4.5 million) increased five percent and comprised
only 27 percent of air traffic in the market. Canadian and other
foreign national citizen air travelers (12.4 million) increased by
eight percent with their market share resulting at 73
percent.
U.S.
flags carried 7.8 million passengers, up three percent, and their
share dropped from 48 to 46 percent. Foreign flags carried 9.1
million passengers, up 11 percent increasing their share to 54
percent.
U.S.
- Canada
|
Passengers
(mlns)
|
%
Chg y-o-y
|
Market Share
|
%
Pt change
|
U.S. Citizens
|
4.489
|
5%
|
27%
|
NC
|
Foreign Nationals
|
12.399
|
8%
|
73%
|
NC
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Flag Carriers
|
7.820
|
3%
|
46%
|
-2
|
Foreign Flag
Carriers
|
9.067
|
11%
|
54%
|
+2
|
U.S.
- Mexico air traffic accounted for 13.7 million passengers, 11
percent of all U.S. - international traffic, and was up six percent.
U.S.
citizen travel (8.6 million) increased three percent and comprised 63
percent of all air traffic. Foreign national air travelers (5.1
million) increased by 13 percent increasing their market share
to 37 percent.
U.S.
flags carried 10.8 million passengers, up two percent from last year,
and their share dropped from 83 to 79 percent. Foreign flags carried
2.9 million passengers, up 29 percent increasing share to 21 percent.
U.S.
- Mexico
|
Passengers
(mlns)
|
%
Chg y-o-y
|
Market Share
|
%
Pt change
|
U.S. Citizens
|
8.580
|
3%
|
63%
|
-2
|
Foreign Nationals
|
5.128
|
13%
|
37%
|
+2
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Flag Carriers
|
10.791
|
2%
|
79%
|
-4
|
Foreign Flag
Carriers
|
2.916
|
29%
|
21%
|
+4
|
Top
10 Foreign Airports (Passenger Traffic to/from U.S.) August 2012
YTD:
Accounted for 40 Percent of U.S. - International Air Traffic, the same as July 2012 YTD
Accounted for 40 Percent of U.S. - International Air Traffic, the same as July 2012 YTD
|
|
Passengers
(millions)
|
1.
|
London
Heathrow (LHR)
|
9.441
|
2.
|
Toronto
(YYZ)
|
7.021
|
3.
|
Tokyo
Narita (NRT)
|
6.379
|
4.
|
Frankfurt
(FRT)
|
4.471
|
5.
|
Cancun
(CUN)
|
4.189
|
6.
|
Paris/de
Gaulle (CDG)
|
4.175
|
7.
|
Mexico
City (MEX)
|
3.575
|
8.
|
Incheon
(ICT)
|
3.180
|
9.
|
3.099
|
|
10.
|
Amsterdam
(AMS)
|
2.946
|
|
|
48.476
|
Top
10 U.S. Airports (Passenger Traffic to/from Foreign Airports) August
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)
|
17.209
|
2.
|
Miami
(MIA)
|
13.003
|
3.
|
Los
Angeles (LAX)
|
11.625
|
4.
|
Newark
(EWR)
|
7.965
|
5.
|
Chicago
(ORD)
|
7.235
|
6.
|
Atlanta
(ATL)
|
6.762
|
7.
|
San
Francisco (SFO)
|
6.343
|
8.
|
Houston
(IAH)
|
6.081
|
9.
|
Washington
Dulles (IAD)
|
4.505
|
10.
|
Dallas-Ft
Worth (DFW)
|
4.037
|
|
|
84.675
|
Top
10 Airlines Serving U.S. International Non-Stop Markets August 2012
YTD:
Accounted for 60 Percent of All U.S. - International Air Traffic
Down from 62 Percent July2012 YTD
Accounted for 60 Percent of All U.S. - International Air Traffic
Down from 62 Percent July2012 YTD
|
|
Passengers
(Millions)
|
1.
|
United
Airlines (UA/CO)*
|
20.197
|
2.
|
American
Airlines (AA)
|
14.945
|
3.
|
13.884
|
|
4.
|
5.665
|
|
5.
|
Air
Canada (AC)
|
4.522
|
6.
|
4.466
|
|
7.
|
Lufthansa
(LH)
|
3.533
|
8.
|
Jet
Blue Airways (JB)
|
2.909
|
9.
|
West
Jet
|
2.421
|
10.
|
2.377
|
|
|
|
72.382
|
* United
Airlines and
Continental merged operations on March 7th