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)
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 November 21, 2024, 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 November 21, 2024. 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: November 21, 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, 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 November 21, 2024)
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/
