This statistic shows the results of a Statista survey among Americans taken in April 2017 regarding air travel for leisure trips and broken down by travel class. During the survey, over 30 percent of the respondents boarded a business class flight for their leisure trips.
Share of U.S. respondents who traveled by air for leisure trips in 2017, by travel class
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Share of U.S. respondents who traveled by air for leisure trips in 2017, by travel class
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Statista Survey. (May 2, 2017). Share of U.S. respondents who traveled by air for leisure trips in 2017, by travel class [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/703205/us-leisure-air-travel-by-travel-class/
Statista Survey. "Share of U.S. respondents who traveled by air for leisure trips in 2017, by travel class." Chart. May 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703205/us-leisure-air-travel-by-travel-class/
Statista Survey. (2017). Share of U.S. respondents who traveled by air for leisure trips in 2017, by travel class. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703205/us-leisure-air-travel-by-travel-class/
Statista Survey. "Share of U.S. Respondents Who Traveled by Air for Leisure Trips in 2017, by Travel Class." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703205/us-leisure-air-travel-by-travel-class/
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Share of U.S. respondents who traveled by air for leisure trips in 2017, by travel class [Graph], Statista Survey, May 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/703205/us-leisure-air-travel-by-travel-class/
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