NEW YORK -- Early
predictions that 2005 might be a record year for U.S. arrivals on
the Continent might have been off the mark a bit.
According to the
May 20 Trans-Atlantic report from New York-based Donald N. Martin
& Co., departures to Europe could be slowing, with the top nine
transatlantic air carriers reporting an average 7.6% increase in
traffic for April, down from 8.7% in March.
And although
overall U.S. overseas departures were up 11.9% last year, Europes
share dipped one-tenth of a percent, to 44.8%.
Despite a slightly
stronger dollar this spring, it will be tough to beat record year
2000; that would require a 7.2% jump on last years figures -- an
unlikely scenario.
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