Miami International Airport served nearly 26.2 million passengers in the first half (H1) of 2023 reporting an increase of 2.6% over its record-breaking year in 2022.
Through the month of June, international passengers at MIA leaped by 12% to 11.4 million while domestic passengers dipped by 3.6% to 14.8 million, according to audited statistics recently released by MIA.
In July, American Airlines announced its largest winter schedule ever at MIA, starting November 2023, with more than 380 peak-day flights serving 150 destinations, increasing the capacity by 10%.
American’s winter schedule also includes the launch of year-round service to two new domestic routes (Portland, Oregon and Sacramento, California) and seasonal service to five other domestic cities (Buffalo, New York; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Lexington, Kentucky (LEX); Wichita, Kansas; and Wilmington, North Carolina), beginning in November and December.
Norse Atlantic Airways will relocate all its South Florida flights to MIA, starting with four weekly flights to both London (Gatwick) and Oslo – two destinations not currently served with nonstop flights at MIA, starting September 2023. Three months later, the airline will launch four weekly Miami-Paris flights on December 12 and a weekly Miami-Berlin flight on December 14, creating the first nonstop service between Miami and Berlin since 2017 and the second nonstop option between MIA and Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport.
Alaska Airlines will also launch daily Portland, Oregon service at MIA on November 17, to expand on the daily Seattle-Miami flights it began last June after a 10-year hiatus from Miami service.