U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ an Estimated 0.5% More Employees in October 2021 than in September and 8.7% Fewer than in Pre-Pandemic October 2019

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The 24 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed an estimated 412,844 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in October 2021, an increase of 0.5% (2,008 FTEs) from September 2021 (410,836 FTEs). October’s total was down 39,508 FTEs or 8.7% from pre-pandemic October 2019 (452,352 FTEs).

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Tables 1-24 September 2021 (Final)

September 2021 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

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U.S. airlines carried 62.9 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in September 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), up 0.1% from August.

October 2021 Transborder Tables

North American Transborder Freight up 15.1% in October 2021 from October 2020, up 9.6% since Pre-Pandemic October 2019

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September Air Travel Consumer Report

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Transborder Tables September 2021