Report: U.S. Legacy Airlines Still Dominate International Traffic in and Out of the Country

A report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration shows that U.S. flagship claims of market incursion in U.S. airspace by foreign carriers does not stand up to scrutiny of passenger numbers and market share. Overall, international traffic in and out of the U.S. increased six percent in 2015 to a new record high of 209.1 million passengers. The U.S.-International Passenger Traffic report prepared by the International Trade Administration shows various advantages U.S. flagship airlines have in markets to and from the U.S. and abroad. U.S. flagship airlines had the larger share of international traffic to and from the U.S. though the larger share of travellers were foreign nationals. In all, the passenger numbers carried by U.S. flagship airlines only slightly exceeded the combined total of passengers carried by all foreign airlines travelling to and fr