Summary of 2009 Traffic Data u. S and foreign Airlines: total passengers down 5.3% from 2008

 

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Dave Smallen
202-366-5568

Monday, March 29, 2010 - The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines and on flights to and from the United States on foreign airlines declined in 2009 by 5.3 percent from 2008, dropping to 769.6 million, the Department of Transportation?s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported (Table 1).

BTS, a part of DOT?s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, in a release of preliminary data, reported that U.S. airlines carried 5.3 percent fewer total system passengers in 2009 than in 2008.? U.S. airlines carried 5.2 percent fewer domestic passengers in 2009 and 6.3 percent fewer international passengers than in 2008. Passengers to and from the United States on foreign carriers decreased 4.8 percent from 2008 (Table 1A).

This release includes data on U.S. carrier appetite suppresant
scheduled domestic and international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States .? BTS regular monthly air traffic releases include data on U.S. carrier scheduled service only.? For U.S. domestic service data for 2009, see the BTS December Air Traffic press release.

Total passengers on U.S. airlines and on foreign airlines to and from the United States declined from the same month in 2008 in 10 of the 12 months. The largest decline of 12.4 percent took place in February. During the first six months of 2009, the number of passengers declined 9.0 percent from the same period in 2008.? During the last six months, the decline was 1.4 percent (Table 2).

Southwest Airlines carried more total system passengers in 2009 than any other U.S. airline for the third consecutive year (Table 3).? American Airlines carried more international passengers to and from the United States in 2009 than any other U.S. or foreign carrier for the 20th consecutive year (Table 7).

More total system passengers boarded planes in 2009 at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International than at any other U.S. airport (Table 4); and more international passengers boarded planes at New York John F. Kennedy than at any other U.S. airport (Table 8).

For more information on U.S. carrier domestic operations, see the BTS December Air Traffic press release.

U.S. carriers and foreign carriers serving the United States operated 10.0 million domestic and international flights in 2009, 6.6 percent fewer than operated in 2008 (Table 1).?

In other total system comparisons from 2008 to 2009 (Table 1):

Revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down 4.8 percent in 2009.?

Available seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown, were down 5.4 percent in 2009.?

Passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was up 0.5 load factor points at 79.1 percent in 2009.?

Flight stage length, the average non-stop distance flown per departure, was unchanged in 2009.

Passenger trip length, the average distance flown per passenger, was up 0.5 percent in 2009.?

Among airlines, Southwest carried 101.3 million passengers on its system in 2009, the most of any airline (Table 3).

Among airports, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest U.S. airport in 2009, with 42.1 million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 4).?

U.S. airlines and foreign airlines carried 151.5 million scheduled international passengers in 2009, down 5.6 percent from 2008. The passengers were carried on 1.27 million flights, down 6.5 percent from the 1.36 million flights operated in 2008 (Table 5). U.S. and foreign airlines operated 623,640 flights into the United States from foreign airports and 624,771 flights from U.S. airports to foreign destinations.  U.S. airlines operated an additional 23,489 foreign-to-foreign flights.

U.S. airlines carried 56.6 percent of the international passengers in 2009, down from 57.1 percent in 2008 (Table 5).

International passengers on U.S. airlines and on foreign airlines to and from the United States declined in all months of 2009 from the same month in 2008 except in December. The largest decline of 13.4 percent took place in the month of May (Table 6).

In other international comparisons from 2008 to 2009 (Table 5):

International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down 4.4 percent in 2009.?

International available seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown, were down 4.0 percent in 2009.?

International passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.3 load factor points to 77.1 percent in 2009.?

International flight stage length, the average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 1.2 percent in 2009.?

International passenger trip length, the average distance flown per passenger, was up 1.3 percent in 2009.?

American carried 19.6 million international passengers in 2009, the most of any airline serving the United States (Table 7).

New York JFK was the busiest U.S. airport for international travel in 2009, with 10.7 million international passenger boardings (Table 8).

Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial U.S. and foreign air carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic. This release includes data received by BTS from 198 carriers as of March 18 for U.S. and foreign carrier scheduled civilian operations. Go to http://www.transtats.bts.gov/releaseinfo.asp for the complete list of reporting and non-reporting carriers.? TranStats results for foreign carriers may differ from the press release until the next database update scheduled for April 15.?

For additional passenger, flight, RPM, ASM, load factor and freight numbers, go to the BTS home page and use the links in the Airline Industry box. International totals and results for foreign carriers may differ from the press release until the next database update scheduled for April 15. These tables do not include U.S. carrier foreign point-to-point operations. For 2009, U.S. carriers reported 2,736,096 foreign point-to-point passengers.

To create a customized table for U.S. carrier passengers, flights, RPMs, ASMs and other data, including non-scheduled service, go to BTS Air Carrier Traffic Statistics.

Additional traffic numbers are available on the BTS website at TranStats, the Intermodal Transportation Database, at http://transtats.bts.gov.? Click on ?Aviation.?? For U.S. carrier system passengers, RPMs and ASMs by carrier through December, click on ?Air Carrier Summary Data (Form 41 and 298C Summary Data),? and then click on ?Schedule T-1.? Use crosstabs to find scheduled service.

For domestic numbers through December and international numbers through September by origin as well as by carrier, after clicking on ?Aviation,? click on ?Air Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic).?? Click on ?T-100 Market? for system passenger numbers, ?T-100 Domestic Market? for domestic or ?T-100 International Market? for international.? For flights, stage length and trip length, use the appropriate T-100 Segment database. Use crosstabs to find scheduled service. Complete international data will be released on July 15.

TranStats system and international totals do not include U.S. carriers ? foreign point-to-point flights.

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Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions)Available Seat-Miles (in billions)Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market and Segment

* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled domestic and international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States .? For U.S. carrier domestic and international service data for 2009, see the BTS December air traffic press release

** Change in load factor points

***The average non-stop distance flown per departure in miles

**** The average distance flown per passenger in miles

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled domestic and international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States .? For U.S. carrier domestic and international service data for 2009, see the BTS December air traffic press release

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled domestic and international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States .? For U.S. carrier domestic and international service data for 2009, see the BTS December air traffic press release

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled domestic and international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States .? For U.S. carrier domestic and international service data for 2009, see the BTS December air traffic press release

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

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Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions)Available Seat-Miles (in billions)Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market and Segment

* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States . ?For U.S. carrier scheduled international service data for 2009, see the BTS December air traffic press release

** Change in load factor points

*** The average non-stop distance flown per departure in miles

**** The average distance flown per passenger in miles

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States .? For U.S. carrier scheduled international service data for 2009, see the BTS December air traffic press release

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States .? For U.S. carrier scheduled international service data for 2009, see the BTS December air traffic press release

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States.? For U.S. carrier scheduled international service data for 2009, see the BTS December air traffic press release

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

The airline's time performance degradation in February

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Bill Mosley
202-366-4570

Thursday, 8 April 2010-the nation's largest airlines was less speed-time performance, this last February as the February part-session in January 2009 and 2010, released today by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer report.

Filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of DOT's research and innovative Technology Administration (RITA), reporting, time performance should be measured at the amount that is generally time arrival 74,6% worse than in February and in February 2009, p. 82.6% 18 carriers and January 2010, p. 78.7%.Northwest Airlines is no longer in an air carrier to take connected with Delta Air Lines in January. Major East Coast snowstorms may affect some of the data in the report.

Every month, the report shall also contain information on the tarmac in lengthy delays, cancellation of the flight and its reasons for delayed reporting, the carriers mishandled baggage and consumer service, disability and discrimination complaints received by the DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection Division. this report also includes associated with traveling by air, pets than US carriers will be required to file reports of incidents.

Consumer report that contains a BTS data canceled the reporting carriers domestic flights as well as of the amount in February by the carriers withdrew the 5.5% of the domestic flights, higher than the rate of 1.2% in February 2009 and January 2010 s 2.5. See BTS in February cancellations more detailed information.

In February the application time performance data carriers reported that their flights. 013% was three hours or more, a higher rate than both February 2009 s tarmac delays. 0088% and in January 2010, p. 004 percent had 12 flights. with the tarmac delays for four hours or more in February.

In February the application information is used to indicate that a 6.88% of the flight was delayed in comparison to the aviation system is delayed, 6.50% in January, time performance carriers late arriving aircraft, 6.66% as compared to the 6.06% in January, 5.30% of the authors, the airline's control, maintenance or crew problems, 5.28% as compared with January, 0.75% of that extreme weather events, compared to 0,65% in January, and 0.07% as compared to the 0.08% January. Weather for security reasons, it is of the utmost-weather class and aviation system category. This includes delays due, flights DOT s Federal Aviation Administration, the Weather is also due to the delays, the late arriving aircraft, author, but there are special grounds for airlines in this category, in consultation with the carriers involved..

BTS data collected by the percentage of late also delayed by weather, by including a reported extreme weather events of the class or the national aviation System delays flights. in February 42.28% were late February 2009 the delay Forecast down when 43.31% of late flights% 2.38, was delayed by Weather and 7.56%, when 39.31% from January to late flight delay were Forecast.

Detailed information about flight delays and the reasons for the BTS Web site is a Web-site at http://www.bts.gov.

US carriers flight is delayed and mishandled baggage mishandled baggage quantity information is posted to the 4.01 reports 1 000 passengers per February 2009 s in February 3.63, but less than the rate at the part-session in January 2010, p. 4.62 mark.

Three incidents in February carriers reported losses are involved, the death or injury in the case of pet, when you travel by air, up to a maximum of two incidents from the total at the part-session in February 2009 and the two will be posted in January 2010. February p. three deaths in the event of an incident.

In February of 769 complaints from consumers airline service 33,3% of obtained from February 2009 to 17.0% of the total in January down 577 927 received complaints from 2010.

The report includes also submitted to THE DOT against airlines, passengers with disabilities. Department received a total of 29 disability-related complaints received at the part-session in February 2009 in February, down 33 and a total of 45 in January complaints regarding the handling of complaints vastetulosten show 2010.

In February, the Department received five complaints alleging discrimination between airlines factors, such as race, religion, disability and national origin or sex from the total fleet register up to 4 February 2009, but down January 2010 seven complaints in writing.

Consumers may file complaints in writing to the W96-432 Aviation Consumer Protection Division, US Department of transportation, C-75, Washington, DC 20590 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE; voice mail at (202) 366-2220 or TTY (202) 366-0511 or the Web site at http://airconsumer.dot.gov.

Consumers who want to time performance data for specific flights should call the airline's reservation number or travel agent. this information is available on the computer reservation systems, the use of these agents.

Air Travel Consumer report is found in the DOT's Web site at http://airconsumer.dot.gov. is available in PDF and Microsoft Word format.

Filed under 18 Reporting Carriers Transportation Statistics Bureau on the basis of the information with

74,6%,-time arrivals

1. Hawaiian Airlines 88.2%

2. Alaska Airlines 86.2%

3. Southwest Airlines 79,8%

1. Comair 62.2%

2. Pinnacle Airlines 64.0%

3. JetBlue Airways 67.9%

1. Delta Air Lines flight 503 from New York JFK-Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands at the end of the 89 47% of the time.

2. the Skywest Airlines Airlines flight 5770 North Bend, OR to San Francisco at the end of the 89 29% of the time.

3. Comair flight 6767 Philadelphia-Detroit 88.24% at the end of time

3. Delta Air Lines flight 1320 Daytona Beach, FL Atlanta at the end of the 88 24% of the time.

5. Southwest Airlines flight-3399, Phoenix, San Francisco at the end of the 86.67% of the time

5. Southwest Airlines flight 778-Los Angeles, San Francisco at the end of the 86.67% of the time

5. Southwest Airlines flight 491-Chicago Midway-Detroit 86.67% at the end of time

1. US Airways flight 1118 from Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, NC, 2/11/10, escort accompany 298 minutes

2. US Airways flight 541 from Dallas/Fort Worth to Las Vegas, delayed, escort accompany 287 minutes 2/11/10

3. United Airlines flight 1816 Dallas/Fort Worth, Memphis, TN, 2/11/10, go to the escort accompany 278 minutes

4. US Airways flight 1015 from Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, NC, 2/11/10, escort accompany 270 minutes

5. US Airways flight 1950-Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, NC, 2/11/10 minutes late, the escort accompany 264

1. Comair 13,3%

2.7.2% of the ExpressJet

3. US Airways 7,1%

1. Hawaiian Airlines 0.3%

2. Alaska Airlines 1.1%

3. Frontier Airlines 1,2%

The airline's time performance improves in January

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POINT 45-10
Bill Mosley
202-366-4570

Tuesday, March 9, 2010-the nation most airlines had a higher rate of duty-time performance this past January 2009 in January and December 2009, released today by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer report.

Filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of DOT's research and innovative Technology Administration (RITA), data reporting time performance 18 carriers should be measured at the amount that is generally time arrival 78.7% more than in January-January 2009 77.0% and December 2009 72.0%. this report from Northwest Airlines will no longer be in the heart of the air carrier, which combined with Delta Air Lines in January.

Every month, the report shall also contain information on the tarmac in lengthy delays, cancellation of the flight and its reasons for delayed reporting, the carriers mishandled baggage and consumer service, disability and discrimination complaints received by THE DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection Division. this report also includes cases where traveling by air, pets leave the United States air carriers that are needed for reports.

Consumer report that contains a BTS data reporting for Community air carriers to withdrawn the domestic flights as well as of the amount for the month of January of the air carriers shall be cancelled by 2,5% of the domestic flights, for a period of not more than 2,3% of the course in January 2009 but less than the number of December 2009 2.8.

Time at the part-session in January application performance data reported that their flights. 004% was three hours or more than two flights with the January 2009.0162% and December 2009.007% lower rate of tarmac delays. carriers, tarmac delays for four hours or more in January.

In January the application information is used to indicate that its operation was delayed 6.50, expressed as a percentage of the aviation system is delayed, 8,57% in December, compared to the time of the performance of carriers late arriving aircraft, 6.06% as compared with 8.63% in December, 5.28%, based on the model given in airline maintenance or crew control problems, 6.62% in December; 0,65% compared to the extreme weather events, compared to 1,05% in December; and 0.08% December. Weather percentage for security reasons, it is of the utmost-weather class and aviation system category.This includes a delay of flights IN THE DOT's Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Weather is also due to the delays, the late arriving aircraft, author, but airlines have special reasons this class carriers involved..

BTS data collected by the percentage of late also delayed by weather, by including a reported extreme weather events of the class or the national aviation System delays flights.39. January, 31% were late by the delay Forecast, 9.86% in January 2009 when 43.61% for late flight was delayed by weather and 13 22 percent, while 45.30% late flight down delay were Forecast at the part-session in December.

Detailed information about flight delays and the reasons for the BTS Web site is a Web-site at http://www.bts.gov.

US carriers flight is delayed and mishandled baggage mishandled baggage quantity data are recorded 4.62 reports 1 000 per passenger in January down January 2009 5.31 and December 2009 5.18 mark.

In January, for the use of the two incidents reported by involving, in the event of death or injury of pet animals travelling by air, less than or equal to zero incidents from the total in January 2009 but down from the three will be posted in December 2009. in the event of an incident with a single death in January and one injury.

In January, the airline service title 927 complaints received from consumers, 4.7% in January 2009 received complaints and 34 885.0% received a total of more than in December 692 2009.

The report also includes vastetulosten show Department received a total of 45 disability-related complaints in January, the same as in January 2009 the Agency received a total of SEPHORA against airlines, passengers with disabilities. regarding the handling of complaints and the total complaints received in December, 38 2009.

January title received seven complaints alleging discrimination airlines factors such as disability, such as race, religion, national origin or sex – up to six will be posted in January 2009 but down December 2009 the total number of complaints in writing to the 12.

Consumers may file complaints in writing to the W96-432 Aviation Consumer Protection Division, US Department of transportation, C-75, Washington, DC 20590 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE; voice mail at (202) 366-2220 or TTY (202) 366-0511 or the Web site at http://airconsumer.dot.gov.

Consumers who want to time performance data for specific flights should call the airline or the travel agent booking number; This information is available on these agents use computerized reservation systems.

Air Travel Consumer report is found IN THE DOT's World Wide Web site at http://airconsumer.dot.gov. is available in "pdf" and Microsoft Word format.

Filed under 18 Reporting Carriers Transportation Statistics Bureau on the basis of the information with

78.7%,-time arrivals

1. Hawaiian Airlines – 86.7%

2. Alaska Airlines-85,8%

3. United Airlines-83.2%

1. American Eagle airlines-72,8%

2. Comair-73.0%

3. Pinnacle airlines-73.0%

1. Los Angeles Honolulu – late 92.00% of the time the flight to the Hawaiian Airlines 9

2. Comair flight 6578 Kansas City, New York JFK – late 87.10% of the time

2. the Skywest Airlines Airlines flight 5770 North Bend, OR to San Francisco – late 87.10% of the time

4 Las Vegas Honolulu – late 83.87% of the time Hawaiian Airlines flight 7

4.5942 Skywest Airlines Airlines flight from San Francisco Sacramento, CA – late 83 87% of the time.

4. the Skywest Airlines Airlines flight 5942 Sacramento, CA-San Francisco-at the end of the 83 87% of the time.

1. Delta Air Lines flight 2244 Fort Myers, FL New York LaGuardia, 1/25/10-escort accompany 253 minutes late, the

2. Delta Air Lines flight 1737 Atlanta, Charlotte, NC 1/24/10-escort accompany 245 minutes late, the

(there was only two flights with the tarmac delayed for at least four hours in January)

1. Pinnacle Airlines – 4.1%

2. the Atlantic Southeast Airlines-3,9%

3. Comair-3.8%

1. Hawaiian Airlines – 0,1%

2. Frontier Airlines – 0,2%

3. Continental Airlines – 0,5%