September 2012 U.S.-International Air Passenger Traffic Was 14.3 Million, Up 6 Percent
September Year-to-Date Total U.S.-International Air Traffic Up Eight Percent
Foreign Citizen and Foreign Flag Traffic Growth Again Outpaced U.S. Citizens and Carriers
Performance metrics reported are :
Total air travel (arrivals + departures),
U.S. citizen and foreign citizen air travelers,
U.S. flag and foreign flag carriers,
Top U.S. and foreign airports.
Summary of January through September 2012 :
International air traffic to/from the United States (1) totaled 135.7 million passengers from January through September 2012, an eight percent increase over the first nine months of 2011.
U.S. citizen air travel (61.1 million) increased four percent and comprised 45 percent of all air traffic. Foreign national (non-U.S. citizen) air travelers (74.6 million) increased by 10 percent, increasing share of the total market from 54 to 55 percent.
U.S. airlines carried 73.3 million passengers, up five percent, however their share dropped one percentage point to 54 percent. Foreign flags carried 62.3 million passengers, up 11 percent from January-September 2011, with their share increasing to 46 percent.

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