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Airline Traffic Data

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2017 Annual and December U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried an all-time high number of passengers during 2017 – 849.3 million systemwide, 741.6 million domestic and 107.7 million international – surpassing the previous high reached in 2016.

November 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ November systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passenger enplanements rose 0.1 percent from October, rising for the second consecutive month to reach a new all-time seasonally-adjusted high of 72.3 million.

October 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ October systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passenger enplanements rose 6.0 percent from September, rising to 72.1 million to reach a new all-time seasonally-adjusted high, after falling for two consecutive months.

September 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ September systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passenger enplanements fell 3.1 percent from August, falling for the second consecutive month to 68.6 million, seasonally-adjusted.

August 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ August systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passenger enplanements fell 0.4 percent from July, falling to 71.3 million, seasonally-adjusted, after growing for seven consecutive months from December to July.