Figure 4-5: Average Cost of Airfare for Domestic Flights (2012 dollars)
Friday, August 22, 2014
(data are quarterly, adjusted for inflation)
| Carrier Type | 2000.1 | 2000.2 | 2000.3 | 2000.4 | 2001.1 | 2001.2 | 2001.3 | 2001.4 | 2002.1 | 2002.2 | 2002.3 | 2002.4 | 2003.1 | 2003.2 | 2003.3 | 2003.4 | 2004.1 | 2004.2 | 2004.3 | 2004.4 | 2005.1 | 2005.2 | 2005.3 | 2005.4 | 2006.1 | 2006.2 | 2006.3 | 2006.4 | 2007.1 | 2007.2 | 2007.3 | 2007.4 | 2008.1 | 2008.2 | 2008.3 | 2008.4 | 2009.1 | 2009.2 | 2009.3 | 2009.4 | 2010.1 | 2010.2 | 2010.3 | 2010.4 | 2011.1 | 2011.2 | 2011.3 | 2011.4 | 2012.1 | 2012.2 | 2012.3 | 2012.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy | 613.68 | 604.14 | 534.22 | 554.63 | 547.94 | 506.63 | 536.64 | 572.82 | 603.18 | 540.50 | 572.33 | 656.25 | 678.64 | 602.93 | 574.74 | 563.89 | 564.31 | 546.13 | 552.16 | 624.75 | 619.18 | 599.97 | 502.24 | 575.55 | 622.23 | 621.18 | 547.39 | 527.00 | 517.04 | 505.75 | 474.55 | 485.27 | 518.53 | 476.04 | 480.35 | 464.72 | 543.82 | 589.53 | 578.87 | 522.19 | 457.24 | 445.98 | 447.17 | 426.37 | 421.92 | 426.93 | 444.63 | 465.42 | 434.39 | 435.12 | 492.67 | 499.01 |
| Low Cost | 336.08 | 335.44 | 311.60 | 342.59 | 332.62 | 335.17 | 343.21 | 369.77 | 384.35 | 359.92 | 380.35 | 434.17 | 458.05 | 347.34 | 343.70 | 362.28 | 345.77 | 340.49 | 371.00 | 409.67 | 393.61 | 376.08 | 346.03 | 390.37 | 432.46 | 424.57 | 318.49 | 309.22 | 320.81 | 306.82 | 302.88 | 319.67 | 340.67 | 306.69 | 310.04 | 306.87 | 371.42 | 399.46 | 393.71 | 300.54 | 272.75 | 283.97 | 282.03 | 280.88 | 282.03 | 286.28 | 290.72 | 314.78 | 295.69 | 300.07 | 336.87 | 347.01 |
| System Average | 578.29 | 566.80 | 498.88 | 521.25 | 511.70 | 474.39 | 501.97 | 529.77 | 548.52 | 495.17 | 515.74 | 580.89 | 609.80 | 572.35 | 544.22 | 534.32 | 529.59 | 513.65 | 518.53 | 586.65 | 572.25 | 544.84 | 461.36 | 520.25 | 559.97 | 562.92 | 519.14 | 498.39 | 488.53 | 475.33 | 448.84 | 455.23 | 484.51 | 440.35 | 439.89 | 422.16 | 495.90 | 529.39 | 524.53 | 492.58 | 430.77 | 420.90 | 420.83 | 401.73 | 398.43 | 398.30 | 410.16 | 424.82 | 392.49 | 391.01 | 448.09 | 450.56 |
NOTE: Average airfare adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for airline fare, base year 2012 = 304.95. Legacy carriers include United, Delta, American, US Airlines and Alaska Airlines. TWA, Northwest, Continental Airlines, and American West are included as these carriers merged with American Airlines, Delta and US Airways, respectively. Low cost carriers include Southwest, Jet Blue, Frontier, Spirit and Allegiant.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, OND (U.S. Carriers, average airfare), as of May 2013.