Port Authority of New York & New Jersey airports handle record 124m pax in 2015
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey reported (03-Feb-2016) 124.2 million passengers travelled through its airports in 2015, an increase of 6% year-on-year, marking a new record and making it the busiest airport system in the Americas. The airports also handled a record 43.6 million international passengers during the year, including all-time records at individual airports. According to preliminary figures, New York JFK Airport reported records for most domestic passengers (26.8 million), most international passengers (30 million) and total passengers (56.8 million). New York Newark Liberty set a new record for domestic passengers (25.7 million) and total passengers (37.5 million), while New York LaGuardia established new highs in domestic passengers (26.7 million) and total passengers (28.4 million). [more - original PR]