US-International air passenger travel continues to rise

International non-stop air traffic to/from the US totaled 47.1 million passengers through March 2015, a five percent increase over the March 2014 year-to-date period.

International non-stop air traffic to/from the US totaled 47.1 million passengers through March 2015, a five percent increase over the March 2014 year-to-date period.

US citizen travel (20.5 million) was up six percent and comprised 44 percent of all air traffic. Non-US citizen air travelers (26.6 million) increased by five percent with market share at 57 percent.

US airlines carried 24.3 million passengers, up one percent, their share dropping to 52 percent. Foreign flags carried 22.8 million passengers, up ten percent from the same period 2014.



International



Passengers (mlns)


%
Chg y-o-y



Market Share


%
Pt. chg.

  
U.S. Citizens


20.484


6.0%


43.5%


0.3

  
Non-U.S. Citizens


26.636


4.6%


56.5%


-0.3

 

 

 

 

 

  
U.S. Flag Carriers (3)


24.274


1.4%


51.5%


-2.0

  
Foreign Flag Carriers


22.847


9.6%


48.5%


2.0

The following, overseas, Canada and Mexico regions are โ€˜breakoutsโ€™ of international:

Overseas air traffic accounted for 33.4 million passengers, 71 percent of all international, and grew by five percent.

US citizen travel (14.7 million) was up five percent and comprised 44 percent of overseas air traffic. Non-U.S. citizen air travelers (18.6 million) increased by four percent maintaining their market share at 56 percent.

US airlines carried 16.6 million passengers, up one percent, their share dropping to below 50 percent. Foreign flags carried 16.8 million passengers, up eight percent from March 2014 YTD.



Overseas Regions



Passengers (mlns)


%
Chg y-o-y



Market Share


%
Pt. chg.

  
U.S. Citizens


14.706


4.9%


44.1%


0.1

  
Non-U.S. Citizens


18.648


4.4%


55.9%


-0.1

 

 

 

 

 

  
U.S. Flag Carriers


16.605


1.4%


49.8%


-1.6

  
Foreign Flag Carriers


16.750


8.0%


50.2%


1.6

Overseas regions performed as follows:



Overseas Regions



Passengers (mlns)


%
of all



International


%
Change



2015 / 2014 YTD

  
Europe

  
10.533

  
22%

  
2.2%

  
Asia

  
7.344

  
16%

  
4.7%

  
Caribbean

  
5.453

  
12%

  
8.4%

  
South America

  
3.704

  
8%

  
-0.7%

  
Central America

  
2.878

  
6%

  
2.4%

  
Middle East

  
2.054

  
4%

  
21.8%

  
Oceania

  
1.112

  
3%

  
6.4%

  
Africa

  
0.277

  
1%

  
-3.0%

China to US ‘Arrivals’ (2) for March 2015:

 



Non-U.S. Citizens

(Originating from PRC)



U.S. Citizens

(Returning to U.S.)



Total Inbound Passengers on

Non-stop Flights



Load Factor

(Estimate)

  
Passengers


140,374


75.528


215,902


75.5%

  
% Chg. Mar 15/14


30.6%


-2.3%


16.8%

 

Estimated capacity (286,044 seats) on inbound flights from PRC was up 20.5 percent year-over-year. Overall inbound passenger growth was 16.8 percent passenger growth.

North American markets accounted for 29 percent of US international air traffic flows.

Canadian air traffic accounted for 7.1 million passengers, 15 percent of all international traffic, and increased by five percent.

US citizen travel (1.4 million) increased 12 percent and comprised 20 percent of air traffic. Canadian, and other foreign national citizen air travelers transiting through Canada (5.7 million), increased by four percent.

US flags carried 2.6 million passengers, down three percent from last year, and their share declined to 37 percent. Foreign flags carried 4.5 million passengers, up 11 percent.



Canada Region



Passengers (mlns)


%
Chg y-o-y



Market Share


%
Pt. chg.

  
U.S. Citizens


1.394


11.7%


19.6%


1.2

  
Non-U.S. Citizens


5.730


3.8%


80.4%


-1.2

 

 

 

 

 

  
U.S. Flag Carriers


2.646


-3.3%


37.1%


-3.3

  
Foreign Flag Carriers


4.478


11.0%


62.9%


3.3

Mexico air traffic accounted for 6.6 million passengers, 14 percent of all international traffic, and was up eight percent.

US citizen travel (4.4 million) increased eight percent and composed 66 percent of all air traffic. Mexicans, and other foreign national air travelers (2.3 million) transiting through Mexico, increased by nine percent, with market share at 34 percent.

US flags carried 5.0 million passengers, up four percent from last year, and their share dropped to 76 percent. Foreign flags carried 1.6 million passengers, up 24 percent increasing share to 24 percent.



Mexican Region



Passengers (mlns)


%
Chg y-o-y



Market Share


%
Pt. chg.

  
U.S. Citizens


4.384


7.9%


66.0%


-0.2

  
Non-U.S. Citizens


2.258


8.8%


34.0%


0.2

 

 

 

 

 

  
U.S. Flag Carriers


5.022


3.9%


75.6%


-3.1

  
Foreign Flag Carriers


1.619


24.1%


24.4%


3.1

First Quarter 2015

Top 10 Foreign Airports
(Passenger Traffic to/From U.S.):

18.1 million Passengers, 38%
of Total International Air Traffic

 

 



Passengers (mlns)


%
Change 15/14

1.


London Heathrow (LHR)


2.997


3.0%

2.


Toronto (YYZ)


2.989


7.2%

3.


Tokyo Narita (NRT)


2.231


-5.3%

4.


Cancun (CUN)


2.209


15.0%

5.


Mexico City (MEX)


1.539


5.6%

6.


Incheon (ICN)


1.393


14.2%

7.


Vancouver (YVR)


1.283


15.0%

8.


Frankfurt (FRT)


1.280


0.7%

9.


Paris/de Gaulle (CDG)


1.238


1.1%


10.


Montreal (YUL)


0.940


0.8%

Top 10 U.S. Airports
(Passenger Traffic to/from Foreign Airports):

31.8 million
Passengers, 67% of Total Air Traffic

 

 



Passengers (mlns)


%
Change 15/14

1.


New York (JFK)


6.014


4.0%

2.


Miami (MIA)


5.264


2.6%

3.


Los Angeles (LAX)


4.583


5.1%

4.


Newark (EWR)


2.652


3.1%

5.


Atlanta (ATL)


2.588


3.5%

6.


Chicago (ORD)


2.538


2.1%

7.


Houston (IAH)


2.479


4.8%

8.


San Francisco (SFO)


2.386


6.4%

9.


Dallas-Ft Worth (DFW)


1.770


8.5%


10.


Fort Lauderdale (FLL)


1.516


23.3%

Top 10 Airlines(3)
Serving U.S. International Non-Stop Markets:

27.0 million
Passengers, 57% of Total Air Traffic

 

 



Passengers (mlns)


%
Change 15/14

1.


United Airlines


7.014


-0.2%

2.


Delta Air Lines


5.452


5.6%

3.


American Airlines


5.283


-2.5%

4.

US
Airways


1.758


-5.2%

5.


British Airways


1.540


2.8%

6.


JetBlue


1.464


15.4%

7.


West Jet


1.327


3.7%

8.


Air Canada (mainline)


1.170


-19.7%

9.


Lufthansa


1.088


1.9%


10.


AeroMexico


0.894


12.9%

Monthly % changes:

January 2015 up 5.4 percent, February up 5.8 percent and March up 4.5 percent..

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