Summary
- Mexico has surpassed Brazil because the leading aviation market in Latin America and the Caribbean, with 58.15 million passengers versus 53.6 million of the South American country.
- Volaris is the most important domestic airline in Mexico, carrying 12.16 million passengers in the primary semester, followed by Viva Aerobus (9.57 million) and Aeromexico (8.44 million).
- When it comes to international travel, Mexico registered 27.64 million international travelers, with American Airlines leading the segment with 3.85 million passengers. Mexico is second only to america by way of carried passengers.
In the primary half of 2023, Mexico registered 58.15 million passengers, almost equally divided between domestic and international travelers, in accordance with data from the country’s Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation Secretariat. Volaris led by way of carried passengers, followed by Aeromexico and Viva Aerobus.
What number of passengers did Mexico have domestically?
Mexico has led the aviation market in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, surpassing Brazil by way of carried passengers. Between January and June 2023, the country had 30.50 million domestic passengers, a 17% growth versus the identical period in 2022.
Volaris is the most important domestic company within the country. It had 12.16 million domestic passengers in the primary semester, growing by 11% versus the previous yr and showing signs of a growth normalization after a robust growth period following Interjet’s stop of operations and Aeromexico’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
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Viva Aerobus remained the second-largest domestic airline within the country, with 9.57 million passengers. That’s a 24% growth versus the previous years. Aeromexico closed in third place, carrying 8.44 million passengers within the period. In comparison with 2022’s first semester, Aeromexico had a 26% growth, the most important amongst Mexico’s top three airlines.
The country also has 4 regional airlines, Calafia Airlines, Aerus, Magnicharters, and Transportes Aéreos Regionales. Between the 4, they carried 294,647 passengers. Mexico lost Aeromar, a regional ATR-based company, in February. Before that, it had 31,931 passengers.
How in regards to the international segment?
In the primary half of the yr, Mexico registered 27.64 million international travelers. That’s a 14.5% growth versus the previous yr. The Mexican carriers had 7.06 million international travelers (+19%). International airlines reached 20.58 million passengers.
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The most important operator within the Mexican international segment was American Airlines. This US carrier registered 3.85 million passengers. It’s already trying to increase its footprint in Mexico much more by launching a brand new path to Tijuana next winter season and adding more flights to key destinations equivalent to Cancun. Aeromexico got here in second, carrying 3.23 million passengers. Volaris registered 2.79 million and United Airlines 2.75 million.
How does Mexico compare to other countries within the region?
Mexico is just behind america by way of carried passengers this yr. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil was a much bigger market, however the South American country has been slow to get better.
Brazil registered 53.6 million international passengers in the primary half of the yr. It has recovered 94% of its pre-pandemic traffic levels. Other countries which have released their traffic results until June this yr include:
- Argentina – received 13.66 million passengers. Close to completely recovering from the pandemic.
- Chile – received 11.90 million passengers. Still 10.6% below pre-pandemic traffic levels.
- Colombia – received 22.96 million passengers. The country suffered a worrying 11.6% decrease in domestic passengers.
- Dominican Republic – received 8.90 million passengers.
- United States – 319.8 million passengers until April 2023.
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