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Aviation and Drones

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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...