Nearly two and a half million passengers flew between New York City and London last year, making it America's largest international aviation corridor.
This fact comes from a Brookings report on the economic benefits of international air travel.
Cities with international aviation links enjoy a "positive effect on local employment ... points of convergence for new ideas of capital ... [and] spillover effects that benefit other sectors and people."
#21 Los Angeles area and Mexico City
518,220 passengers to and from the U.S. in 2011.
428,714 passengers to and from the U.S. in 2003.
20.9% growth
Source: Brookings analysis of Sabre data
#20 Miami to Buenos Aires
533,507 passengers to and from the U.S. in 2011.
207,924 passengers to and from the U.S. in 2003.
156.6% growth
Source: Brookings analysis of Sabre data
#19 Miami to Nassau, Bahamas
538,089 passengers to and from the U.S. in 2011.
516,541 passengers to and from the U.S. in 2003.
4.2% growth
Source: Brookings analysis of Sabre data
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