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US air passenger travel up no matter how you look at it


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





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