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U.S. Airlines December 2020 Fuel Use Up 9% from November

U.S. airlines’ December 2020 fuel consumption was 8.7% higher than November 2020, and more than double April 2020. April was the lowest monthly fuel usage on record (447M gallons), dating back to 2000. December 2020 fuel consumption was down 63% from December 2019.

Third Quarter 2020 Air Fare Drops to New Low as Passenger Numbers Decline

Release Number: BTS 07-21

The average U.S. domestic air fare declined in the third quarter of 2020 to $245, the lowest inflation-adjusted average quarterly air fare in Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) records dating back to 1995. The previous low was $262 in the second quarter of 2020. 

Adjusted for inflation (constant 2020 dollars) the average 3Q 2020 air fare was:

Air Travel Consumer Report: November 2020 Numbers

The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its January 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of November 2020.  The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found...

October 2020 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

Release Number: BTS 06-21

U.S. airlines carried 29.4 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in October 2020, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS), up 8.4% from September.