Whether you are looking at a year-on-year comparison or the calendar year or specifically travel between America and Europe, travel numbers are up everywhere,
Air traffic passenger enplanements are up 44% YOY for December 2022 and up 97% for calendar year 2022. For air passenger travel between the US and Europe, travel is up 248% for 2022.
Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in 2022:
U.S.-International air traffic passenger enplanements (APIS/I-92 arrivals + departures) totaled:
• 18.737 million in December 2022, up 44% compared to December 2021, with enplanements reaching 89% of pre-pandemic December 2019 volume.
• 196.682 million in calendar year 2022, up 97% compared to 2021, with enplanements reaching 77% of pre-pandemic 2019 volume.
Originating Non-Stop Air Travel in December 2022 and Calendar Year 2022
• Non-U.S. Citizen Air Passenger Arrivals to the United States from foreign countries totaled:
o 4.370 million in December 2022, up 48% compared to December 2021 and 78% compared to pre-pandemic December 2019 volume.
o 42.821 million in calendar year 2022, up 108% compared to 2021 and 66% compared to pre-pandemic 2019 volume.
On a related note, overseas visitor arrivals (with stays of 1-night or more in the United States and visiting under certain visa types) (ADIS/ I-94) totaled 2.482 million in December 2022, the fourteenth consecutive month overseas visitor arrivals exceeded 1.0 million. December overseas visitor arrivals reached 71.15% of pre-pandemic December 2019 volume, up from 66.85% in November 2022. For the year 2022, there were a total of 23.953 million overseas visitors, a 161% increase from 2021 and representing 59% of pre-COVID overseas visitor volume in 2019, up from 23% in 2021.
• U.S. Citizen Air Passenger Departures from the United States to foreign countries totaled:
o 5.446 million in December 2022, up 43% compared to December 2021 and exceeding December 2019 volume by 3.6%.
o 54.566 million in calendar year 2022, up 88% compared to calendar year 2021 and 90% of pre-pandemic 2019 volume.
World Region Highlights (APIS/I-92 arrivals + departures)
• Total air passenger travel (arrivals and departures) between the United States and other countries were led in December 2022 and calander year 2022, respectively, by:
o Mexico 3.20 million (December 2022) and 36.224 million (calander year 2022)
o Canada 2.21 million and 22.028 million
o United Kingdom 1.43 million and 15.545 million
o Dominican Republic 795,000 and 9.141 million
o Germany 789,000 and 8.850 million
