The number of enplaned passengers in the United States followed an increasing trend with slight oscillations until the coronavirus pandemic. Due to border closures and stay-at-home requirements, the passenger volume dropped by 60 percent and amounted to 347.9 million travelers. However, American airline companies showed strong resilience to the narrowing down effects of the pandemic, and a strong recovery was recorded in the following years. As of 2023, around 865.6 million passengers traveled with American air carriers, the highest figure recorded in the given period.
Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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US Department of Transportation. (March 1, 2024). Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2024). Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of Passengers Boarded by The Largest U.S. Air Carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation, Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/