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U.S. Airlines November 2020 Passengers Decreased 61% from November 2019

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U.S. Airlines November 2020 Passengers Decreased 61% from November 2019

U.S. airlines carried 61% fewer scheduled service passengers in November 2020 than in November 2019 (preliminary), according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 21 airlines that carry more than 90% of the passengers. The 61% decline from November 2019 was the smallest year-to-year decrease since March.

The large airlines carried 28.5 million passengers in November 2020 (preliminary), compared to 72.8 million passengers in November 2019 and 3.0 million in April 2020, which was the lowest monthly total in BTS records dating back to 1974. The previous record low was 14.6 million passengers in February 1975.

Preliminary November 2020 passenger numbers (21 carriers reporting):

U.S. airline traffic reports are filed monthly with BTS. Final November data will be released on Feb. 11. Complete international data by origin and destination, which is under a six-month confidentiality restriction, will be released on May 13.

Systemwide Passengers

November 2020 passengers:  28.5MChange from November 2019:  -61%November 2020 passengers as percent of November 2019 passengers:  39%Change from April 2020 low: +25.5M passengers Table 1: Systemwide Percent Change in US Airlines Scheduled Service Passengers from the Same Month of the Previous Year, 2016-2020Year-to-Year Percent Change

  2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
January 3.8 3.0 5.2 5.7
February 0.6 5.8 4.2 6.7
March 4.2 4.6 6.4 -51.3
April 5.2 6.0 3.9 -96.1
May 3.7 6.1 5.3 -89.6
June 3.9 6.2 3.7 -80.2
July 4.4 6.4 3.7 -72.4
August 5.6 6.3 3.5 -69.8
September -1.9 7.1 5.7 -65.2
October 5.1 5.0 4.2 -61.8
November 5.0 5.7 0.5 -60.8*
December 3.9 4.8 8.9  
Annual 3.7 5.6 4.6  

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market* November 2020 data is preliminary Domestic PassengersNovember 2020 passengers:  26.1MChange from November 2019:  -60%November 2020 passengers as percent of November 2019 passengers:  40%Change from April 2020 low: +23.2M passengersDomestic percent of total November 2020 passengers:  91%Domestic percent of total November 2019 passengers:  89% Table 2: Domestic Percent Change in US Airlines Scheduled Service Passengers from the Same Month of the Previous Year, 2016-2020Year-to-Year Percent Change

  2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
January 3.9 3.3 5.3 6.2
February 0.7 6.0 4.2 7.5
March 4.7 4.2 6.7 -51.0
April 4.5 7.0 3.8 -95.7
May 3.4 6.6 5.3 -88.5
June 3.6 6.6 3.6 -77.8
July 4.2 7.2 3.9 -69.6
August 5.6 6.9 3.5 -67.1
September -2.1 7.2 5.9 -62.7
October 5.2 5.0 4.3 -59.9
November 5.0 5.8 0.3 -59.6*
December 4.2 5.0 9.6  
Annual 3.6 5.9 4.6  

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market* November 2020 data is preliminary  International PassengersNovember 2020 passengers:  2.4MChange from November 2019:  -70%November 2020 passengers as percent of November 2019 passengers: 30%Change from April 2020 low: +2.3M passengersInternational percent of total November 2020 passengers:  9%International percent of total November 2019 passengers:  11% Table 3: International Percent Change in US Airlines Scheduled Service Passengers from the Same Month of the Previous Year, 2016-2020Year-to-Year Percent Change

  2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
January 3.1 1.3 4.8 2.1
February -0.3 4.8 3.8 1.0
March 1.1 7.4 3.8 -53.3
April 10.6 -0.6 4.7 -98.6
May 6.2 2.7 5.7 -98.1
June 5.9 3.7 4.3 -96.4
July 5.1 1.9 2.3 -90.4
August 5.6 2.5 3.9 -87.5
September -0.3 6.3 4.7 -83.7
October 3.9 4.6 3.4 -77.3
November 5.8 5.0 2.4 -70.3*
December 2.0 3.6 4.0  
Annual 4.1 3.5 4.0  

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market* November 2020 data is preliminary

Reporting Notes

Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial U.S. air carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic. This release includes data received by BTS from U.S. airlines as of Jan. 6.

Posted by on January 13, 2021.

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