The US outbound non-stop air market in January 2010 was 3 percent higher than the same time the year prior. According to the US Department of Commerce, 2.8 million passengers flew abroad, and air travel abroad registered month-over-month increases in six out of the last seven months.
The three percent increase in January 2010 was driven by air travel to Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East/Africa, and Oceania.
US spending in January 2010 by US travelers on foreign carrier passenger fares totaled US$2.3 billion, down seven percent compared to January 2009. For the month, the balance of trade for passenger fares was a US$4 million surplus, with passenger fare receipts declining more than 10 percent in January 2010.
Highlights: US Citizen Air Traffic to Overseas Regions, Canada & Mexico
โข Overseas markets increased four percent in December
โข Europe declined one percent for the month
โข Asia grew six percent for the month
โข Canada decreased three percent for the month
โข The Caribbean increased seven percent in January
โข For the month, air traffic to Mexico decreased one percent
โข South America was down two percent for the month
โข Central America was down two percent for the month
โข The Middle East was up 34 percent in January
โข Oceania increased 24 percent for the month
โข Africa increased 21 percent for the month
For more detail information on the US international travel abroad research program, please visit
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