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Table: Monthly Passengers on U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic + International), Seasonally Adjusted November 2017 - November 2020

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Line chart showing air traffic since 2018

Dataset Table:

Passengers in millions (Seasonally adjusted)
Nov-17 72.3
Dec-17 72.3
Jan-18 72.5
Feb-18 73.7
Mar-18 73.0
Apr-18 73.9
May-18 73.7
Jun-18 74.4
Jul-18 74.4
Aug-18 74.3
Sep-18 73.9
Oct-18 75.0
Nov-18 74.9
Dec-18 75.8
Jan-19 75.1
Feb-19 75.9
Mar-19 77.0
Apr-19 76.6
May-19 76.9
Jun-19 77.4
Jul-19 77.4
Aug-19 77.4
Sep-19 78.0
Oct-19 77.7
Nov-19 79.0
Dec-19 78.7
Jan-20 79.7
Feb-20 78.6
Mar-20 37.7
Apr-20 3.0
May-20 8.0
Jun-20 15.4
Jul-20 21.2
Aug-20 23.8
Sep-20 27.1
Oct-20 29.4
Nov-20 29.7