Systemwide Passenger Enplanements on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, November 2016

International Available Seat-Miles (ASMs) on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, November 2016

Domestic Available Seat-Miles (ASMs) on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, November 2016

Systemwide Available Seat-Miles (ASMs) on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, November 2016

International Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs) on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, November 2016

Domestic Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs) on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, November 2016

Domestic Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, November 2016

Systemwide Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, November 2016

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).