In the year 2023, approximately 26,000 passengers were denied boarding without their consent by the largest U.S. air carriers, whereas approximately 307,000 passengers were denied with their consents.
Number of passengers denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023, by type
(in 1,000s)
Year
Voluntary
Involuntary
2023
307
26
2022
291
26
2021
172
11
2020
77
4
2019
507
21
2018
370
12
2017
342
23
2016
430
41
2015
487
44
2014
418
49
2013
440
54
2012
539
59
2011
578
48
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Data includes all U.S. airlines with at least half of one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues plus any branded code share partners Figures through 2022 were taken from previous editions. The values were rounded.
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US Department of Transportation. (March 1, 2024). Number of passengers denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186198/passengers-voluntary-and-involuntary-not-boarded-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of passengers denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186198/passengers-voluntary-and-involuntary-not-boarded-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2024). Number of passengers denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186198/passengers-voluntary-and-involuntary-not-boarded-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of Passengers Denied Boarding by The Largest U.S. Air Carriers from 2000 to 2023, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186198/passengers-voluntary-and-involuntary-not-boarded-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation, Number of passengers denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186198/passengers-voluntary-and-involuntary-not-boarded-since-1990/ (last visited April 12, 2025)
Number of passengers denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186198/passengers-voluntary-and-involuntary-not-boarded-since-1990/
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