International air passenger travel up in United States
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U.S.-international air traffic passenger enplanements totaled 20.765 million in May 2023, up 23.9% compared to May 2022, reaching 94.3 per cent of pre-pandemic May 2019 volume.
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that non-U.S. citizen air passenger arrivals to the United States from foreign countries totaled 4.407 million in May 2023, up 22.9% compared to May 2022. This represents 80.4% of pre-pandemic May 2019 volume.
Similarly , overseas visitor arrivals totaled 2.588 million in May 2023, the 19th consecutive month overseas visitor arrivals exceeded 1.0 million.
U.S. citizen air passenger departures from the United States to foreign countries totaled 6.008 million in May 2023, up 23.5% compared to May 2022 and exceeding May 2019 volume by 8.1%.
Total air passenger travel (arrivals and departures) between the United States and other countries were led by Mexico 3.071 million, Canada 2.444 million, the United Kingdom 1.916 million, Germany 937,000, and the Dominican Republic 867,000.
As regards to International regional air travel to/from the United States ,Europe totaled 6.575 million passengers, up 24.3% over May 2022.
South/Central America/Caribbean totaled 4.837 million, whereas Asia totaled 2.094 million passengers, up 138.9% over May 2022.
Top U.S. ports serving international locations were New York (JFK) 2.917 million, Los Angeles (LAX) 1.869 million, Miami (MIA) 1.821 million, Newark (EWR) 1.335 million and San Francisco (SFO) 1.231 million.
Top foreign ports serving U.S. locations were London Heathrow (LHR) 1.642 million, Toronto (YYZ) 1.033 million, Cancun (CUN) 1.032 million, Paris (CDG) 699,000, and Frankfurt (FRA) 637,000.
12 June 2023
Photo – International Trade Administration / USA
