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passenger service between Miami and Lima in December 2010.
Mangos says that in addition to the
fl ourishing areas of international fi nance, trade fi nance and shipping, much of MIA’s passenger traffi c comes in the form of investment seekers – not only from Latin America, but from “economically punched-out Europe” as well. He notes that foreign investors are behind many of the real estate transactions – both in the city and its surrounding beach areas.
According to data from OAG, 2010 was a landmark year for MIA. It attracted more international routes than any of the other 670 airports in the US during both the calendar year and the aviation industry fi scal year. In total, MIA had seven route launches to new non-US destinations during the 12 months ending September 30, 2010:
George Town, Bahamas (American Airlines); Monterrey, Mexico (Aeromexico); Munich, Germany (Lufthansa); North Eleuthera, Bahamas (American); Montevideo, Uruguay (American); Milan Malpensa, Italy (Alitalia); and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands (Cayman Airways). Through September 2010, MIA served 26,661,537 passengers, up 4.5% from 2009.
With more than 300 daily operations, American Airlines (AA) is leading MIA’s growth overall, operating 30-plus new daily fl ights commencing during the course of 2010 alone. “We are very much a legacy airport as the second leading gateway to the US,” Mangos says, noting that many of American’s route enhancements are expanded service frequencies, in addition to new routes. New Latin
American, Caribbean and domestic routes recently added by AA from Miami include Montevideo, North Eleuthera, and George Town, as well as Brasilia, Brazil and Gainesville, Florida. Miami remains AA’s biggest international hub for international traffi c. In addition, Canada’s WestJet has successfully entered the MIA market, having recently added a second-daily frequency to its Toronto service two to three days of the week.
Other new routes and their affi liated carriers that ramped up service in 2010 include Monterrey, Mexico (Aeromexico); Munich, Germany (Lufthansa); Milan Malpensa, Italy (Alitalia); Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands (Cayman Airways); Berlin, Germany (Airberlin); Moscow, Russia (Transaero) Brasilia, Brazil (TAM); and Paris-Orly (CorsairFly).
Miami is American Airlines’ largest international hub. Images courtesy of Miami International Airport.
www.routesonline.com
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