Airline Traffic Data
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March 2021 U.S. Airline Traffic Rose 30% from February
BTS 38-21
Contact: Dave Smallen
david.smallen@dot.gov
U.S. airlines carried 41.2 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in March 2021, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), up 29.6% from February.
U.S. Airlines Carried 9% More Cargo in March 2021 than March 2020 (Preliminary)
U.S. airlines carried 9% more cargo by weight in March 2021 (preliminary) than in March 2020. The rise was fueled by gains of nearly 4% in domestic cargo and 24% in international cargo, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 12 of the leading U.S. cargo...February 2021 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
U.S. airlines carried 31.8 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in February 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), up 3.3% from January.
BTS reported 29.2 million domestic passengers and 2.6 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights in February.
U.S. Airlines March 2021 Passengers Rose 10% from March 2020 (Preliminary); First Increase since Pandemic Onset
U.S. airlines carried almost 10% more scheduled service passengers in March 2021 than in March 2020 (preliminary), the first year-over-year increase since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 22 airlines that carry...U.S. Airlines Carried 10% More Cargo in February 2021 than February 2020 (Preliminary)
Release Number: BTS 28-21
