"Figure 1. Monthly Passengers on U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic + International), Seasonally Adjusted, Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (Dec 2019-Jan 2020 estimated)

Table B. Unadjusted Estimated and Reported Passenger Enplanements Compared to Previous Time Periods, January Estimate

Table A. Seasonally Adjusted Estimated and Reported Passenger Enplanements Compared to Previous Time Periods, January Estimate

National Transportation Statistics 1/30/2020 Update, Highway Demand for Gasoline and other categories

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a guide to historical national-level transportation trends was updated today.

3Q 2019 Air Fare Tables

Figure 2. Fares by Airport Group based on Number of Originating Domestic Passengers 3Q 2019

Figure 1. U.S. Average Domestic Fares, 3rd Quarter 1995-2019

Third Quarter 2019 Air Fare Data

U.S. domestic air fares in the third quarter of 2019 of $345 were the lowest on record, inflation adjusted, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) records dating from 1995.  The third-quarter 2019 fares were down 1.2% from the previous low of $349 in the third quarter of 2018.

Adjusted for inflation, (constant 2019 dollars) the 3Q 2019 air fare was:

• Down 1.2% from 3Q 2018 ($349)
• Down 3.6% from 2Q 2019 ($358). The second-quarter fare was revised from $364 in the previous release after Frontier Airlines refiled second-quarter data. Frontier’s revised second-quarter and third-quarter data are included in this release.
• Down 18.3% from 3Q 2014 ($422)

Airline Employment Tables November 2019

Employees at U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Month of November, 1990-2019