Japan MLITT reports pax growth in 2015, int'l pax up by double-digits

Japan MLITT reported (18-Mar-2016) the following traffic highlights for calendar year 2015:

• Passenger numbers:
• • Domestic: 95.9 million, +1.4% year-on-year;
  • International: 17.9 million, +11.5%;
  • • China: 3.3 million, +11.6%;
    • South Korea: 1.5 million, -7.9%;
    • Rest of Asia: 7.6 million, +20.2%;
    • Americas: 2.4 million, +9.4%;
    • Pacific Ocean: 1.5 million, +6.2%;
    • Europe: 1.4 million, +3.3%;
    • Oceania: 155,904, +10.0%;
• Cargo volume:
• • Domestic: 919,356 tons, -1.8%;
  • International: 1.4 million tonnes, +0.9%;
  • • China: 245,809 tonnes, -4.3%;
    • South Korea: 49,500, -13.5%;
    • Rest of Asia: 509,991, -0.7%;
    • Americas: 395,396, +9.5%;
    • Pacific Ocean: 29,777, +5.7%;
    • Europe: 166,478, -1.4%;
    • Oceania: 5205, +49.8%.