In 2023, approximately 333,000 passengers were denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers. Over the period given, the number of denied boardings among the U.S. air carries overall decreased significantly with fluctuations.
Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
* Figures include both voluntary and involuntary denied boardings. ** Data represents all U.S. airlines with at least half of one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, plus any branded code share partners. 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 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2024). Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of Passengers Denied Boarding* by The Largest U.S. Air Carriers** from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation, Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
