First Quarter 2021 Air Fare Drops As Passenger Numbers Increase

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The average U.S. domestic air fare declined in the first quarter of 2021 to $260, down 1.2% from the inflation-adjusted fare of $264 in the fourth quarter of 2020. The first quarter fare of $260 was up 5.0% from the lowest inflation adjusted fare of $248 in the third quarter of 2020.

Adjusted for inflation (constant 2021 dollars) the average 1Q 2021 air fare was:

U.S. Airlines Carried 14% More Passengers in April than in March

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U.S. airlines carried 47.2 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in April 2021, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), up 14.3% from March.

Monthly Passengers on U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic + International), Seasonally Adjusted January 2018 - April 2021

Systemwide Passenger Enplanements on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted

Tables 1-24 April 2021 (Final)

Domestic Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 3 Hours and International Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 4 Hours, May 2021

May 2021 Regularly Scheduled Flights with More than 50% Delayed Arrivals of More than 30 Minutes

Scheduled canceled operated flights by month 2019-2021 (through May)

Air Travel Consumer Report: May 2021 Numbers

May Airline Industry Employment Up 0.4% from April

May 2021 Airline Industry Employment