Second-Quarter 2018 Air Fare Data

The second quarter 2018 average domestic itinerary air fare of $349 was the lowest second-quarter fare since the Bureau of Transportation Statistics began collecting such records in 1995 and the second lowest of any quarter. 

2Q 2018 Air Fare tables

Figure 2. Fares by Airport Group based on Number of Originating Domestic Passengers 2Q 2018

Figure 1. U.S. Average Domestic Fares, 2nd Quarter 1995-2018

Estimated September 2018 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines carried an estimated 75.8 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers, seasonally-adjusted, in September 2018, up 0.3 percent from the August estimate, according to a Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) first estimate.

Estimated July 2018 data Air Traffic tables

Figure 2. Unadjusted Systemwide Passenger Enplanements on All U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic & International), Sept 2015 - Sept 2018 (Aug-Sept 2018 estimated)

Figure 1. Seasonally-Adjusted Systemwide Passenger Enplanements on All U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic & International), Sept 2015 - Sept 2018 (Aug-Sept 2018 estimated)

August 2018 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.1 percent in August from July, rising after a one month decline. The August 2018 index level (135.3) was 42.7 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

Table 9: Combined Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, August 2018