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February 2020 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines carried 78.3 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in February 2020, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS), down 0.6% from January.

 

See preliminary March U.S. airlines passenger numbers [Link2Come]

 

BTS is withholding the scheduled release of estimated U.S. airlines’ traffic data for March and April because the estimates are statistical forecasts based on previous trends. The estimates do not account for the impact of the coronavirus.

 

In February, there were 68.9 million domestic passengers and 9.3 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights, seasonally-adjusted

Preliminary Air Traffic Data, March 2020: 50% Reduction in U.S. Airline Passengers

U.S. airlines carried 51% fewer scheduled service passengers in March 2020 than in March 2019, according to preliminary data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 24 airlines that carry 99% of the passengers, dropping to the lowest level of air travel in almost than two decades.

 

The 51% decline in the number of passengers from March 2019 was the largest year-to-year decrease on record.

 

The airlines carried slightly more total, domestic and international passengers in March 2020 than in September 2001, the month of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Airline Arrival Performance by Carrier

With our interactive Airline Arrival Performance statistics, you can drill down by:

Carrier,Date Range,Delay Duration,Originating Airport,Destination Airport, andOrigin-Destination pair. 

Arrival Performance byMARKETING Carrier

Arrival Performance byREPORTING Carrier...