In 2023, approximately 87,900 flights of major U.S. air carriers were canceled. This was a significant 51 percent decrease compared to the previous year. A canceled flight is one that was not operated, but was listed in a carrier's computer reservation system within seven calendar days of the scheduled departure.
Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (May 13, 2024). Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2024). Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of Cancellations by Major U.S. Air Carriers from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, May 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
