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2016 Flight Cancellation, Mishandled Baggage, and Bumping Rates are Lowest in Decades
WASHINGTON – In 2016, the reporting carriers canceled 1.17 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, an improvement over the 1.5 percent cancellation rate in 2015 and the lowest in the 22 years with comparable numbers, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) released today. The previous low was 1.24 percent in 2002. The reporting carriers canceled 1.6 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in December 2016, an improvement over the 1.7 percent cancellation rate posted in December 2015, but up from the 0.3 percent rate in November 2016.
Government Transportation Financial Statistics Released
Federal and state government expenditures on transportation were almost $243 billion in 2009, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Government Transportation Financial Statistics (GTFS) shows that $200 billion of the expenditures were by state governments, with $43 billion from the federal government (Table 15A).
2004 Statistical Releases
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December 28, 2004Port of Los Angeles Is Top International Freight Gateway by Value in 2003December 16, 2004Third Quarter 2004 Airline Financial Data: Regional Passenger Airlines...2005 Statistical Releases
To request a copy of archived statistical releases, please email Connie Tang at connie.tang.ctr@dot.gov.
December 30, 2005Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Reached a Monthly Record High in October 2005December 20, 2005October 2005 Passenger Airline Employment Down 5.5 Percent from...