In 2018, 31,691,956 passengers passed through Philadelphia\nInternational Airport (PHL), a 7.1% increase from the previous year and the\nhighest since 2008 when PHL recorded 31.8 million passengers. It was also the\nfirst uptick in passenger numbers since 2015 and the highest percentage\nincrease since the 10.5% posted in 2005. The all-time high for passenger\ntraffic is 32.2 million set in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, PHL had 379,665 takeoffs and landings,\n2.6% more than 2017 and the first percentage increase in aircraft operations\nsince 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The upswing in passengers and aircraft operations is largely\ndue to the new air service added by PHL carriers. American Airlines, PHL\u2019s\nlargest airline with more than 70% of the passenger traffic, Frontier Airlines,\nSpirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines launched non-stop\nflights to 27 destinations in 2018. In addition, PHL welcomed Aer Lingus, its\nsecond new foreign flag carrier in as many years, with year-round service to\nDublin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, 555,327 tons of cargo was handled at PHL, 20%\nmore than the previous year, the largest percentage increase dating to 2001 and\nthe first time since 2008 the cargo tonnage eclipsed 500,000. The all-time high\nfor cargo tonnage is 629,995 set in 2004. UPS, which accounted for 60.5% of\ncargo tonnage, was the main driver in this increase by moving 26.6% more tons\nof cargo in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PHL also saw 4,246,171 international passengers \u2013 a 6% surge\nfrom 2017 and the largest percentage increase since 17.1% in 2004. The upswing\nwas spurred by American\u2019s new seasonal service to Budapest, Prague and\nyear-round service to Zurich; the Prague flight proved so popular that in 2019\nAmerican is upgrading the aircraft from a Boeing 767 to an Airbus 330-200\nfeaturing Premium Economy and 500 more seats per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur airport team continues to work tirelessly with our\nairline, tourism and business partners to attract new air service whether it\u2019s\nmore flights to more cities by our established carriers or bringing in a new\nairline,\u201d said Airport CEO Chellie Cameron. \u201cOur 2018 numbers show how the\nteam\u2019s efforts produced real results. We are encouraged by the upswing in\npassengers, operations and cargo handling and are eager to maintain this\npositive trend.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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