Philippines: INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED PASSENGER TRAFFIC

NAIA Terminal 3 - Manila Airport

 

In 2022, the number of scheduled international passengers handled by airlines in the Philippines amounted to 9.83 million, indicating a significant increase from the total global passenger traffic in the previous year. 

Philippines: INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2012-2022

AIRLINE	Domestic Carriers	Foreign Carriers	TOTAL
2012	7,581,726	9,162,342	16,744,068
2013	8,189,791	9,133,172	17,322,963
2014	9,193,903	8,724,820	17,918,723
2015	10,271,710	9,593,267	19,864,977
2016	11,423,611	10,357,840	21,781,451
2017	12,975,147	11,394,963	24,370,110
2018	14,432,778	12,423,134	26,855,912
2019	16,475,411	14,052,981	30,528,392
2020	3,134,661	3,111,967	6,246,628
2021	925,007	1,274,413	2,199,420
2022	3,994,236	5,837,218	9,831,454

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Number of international passengers in the Philippines in 2022, by airline

In 2022, Philippine Airlines carried the most international passengers in the Philippines, amounting to around 3.34 million. This was followed by Cebu Pacific which carried about 436 thousand international passengers. The domestic market is dominated by the Cebu Pacific group which has a 61% market share, followed by the Philippine Airlines group which has 29%, followed by AirAsia, having a 9% share.

 

AIRLINE	2022	%
Philippine Airlines	3,348,798	34.06%
Cebu Pacific	435,841	4.43%
Philippines Air Asia	198,093	2.01%
Royal Air Charter Service	11,385	0.11%
Astro Air International(Pan Pacific Airlines)	119	0.001%
Foreign Carriers	5,837,218	59.37%
TOTAL	9,831,454	100%

Note: Pan Pacific Airline, formerly known as Astro Air International

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Philippines: INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2012-2022

by airline

Number of scheduled international passengers carried by airlines in the Philippines from 2012 to 2022

AIRLINE	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
PAL Express *	181,844	115,959	150,266	39,206	60,992	No Operations		19,207	12,037	No Operations
Astro Air International							250,977	321,668	73,018	7,072	119
Cebu Pacific	2,727,802	2,819,559	3,191,407	3,883,927	4,401,460	4,741,090	5,017,941	5,951,051	906,665	115,909	435,841
Philippine Airlines	3,951,964	4,151,512	4,981,568	5,506,990	6,048,070	6,877,427	7,444,269	7,680,833	1,758,583	786,001	3,348,798
Cebgo, Inc. ***	284,959	270,344	163,981	71,910	stopped operations
Philippines Air Asia **	324,237	617,188	704,513	769,677	913,089	1,356,630	1,719,591	2,491,801	381,018	11,843	198,093
Royal Air Charter Service								10,851	3,340	4,182	11,385
Air Asia, Inc.	110,920	215,229	2,168	stopped operations
TOTAL	7,581,726	8,189,791	9,193,903	10,271,710	11,423,611	12,975,147	14,432,778	16,475,411	3,134,661	925,007	3,994,236

* formerly Airphil Express
** formerly Air Asia Zest
*** Formerly Tiger Air

Note: 

1. Pan Pacific Airlines : Founded as Astro Air Philippines and commenced operations in 2017 as Pan Pacific Airlines.
2. Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). CAB is the agency of the government mandated to regulate the economic aspect of air transportation, and shall have the general supervision, control and jurisdiction over air carriers, general sales agents, cargo sales agents, and air freight forwarders. 
· The CAB regulates the economic aspect of air transportation, while CAAP, regulates the technical and operational aspects of air transportation.

 

Source of basic data: Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) 
- INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED PASSENGER TRAFFIC As of 15 February 2023 
https://www.cab.gov.ph/statistics/category/international-3