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BTS Releases February 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 52.4 million systemwide (domestic + international) scheduled service passengers in February 2014, 0.1 percent fewer than in February 2013. The systemwide total was the result of a 0.5 percent decrease in the number of domestic passengers (45.5 million) and a 2.6 percent increase in international passengers (6.9 million). BTS reported that U.S. airlines carried 0.3 percent more total systemwide passengers during the first two months of 2014 (108.2 million) than during the same period in 2013. Domestically, U.S. airlines carried 93.4 million passengers, down 0.2 percent from 2013. Internationally, they carried 14.8 million passengers, up 3.5 percent from 2013. See Tables 2, 8 and 14 of Air Traffic Press Releases for previous-year data. The February 2014 systemwide load factor (79.8 percent) and domestic load factor (82.1) were record highs for the month of February, topping the previous highs recorded in February 2013 while the international load factor (75.0) remained below the February 2013 level. Systemwide and domestic capacity measured by available seat-miles (ASMs) was reduced while revenue passenger-miles (RPMs) grew, resulting in higher load factors. International capacity rose faster than the growth in RPMs, reducing the load factor. Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares RPMs as a proportion of ASMs. The passenger total in February 2014 was the lowest since February 2011. RPMs reached the highest level since February 2008 while capacity measured in ASMs remained 10.1 percent below the 2008 peak for the month of February. Top Airlines In February, Southwest Airlines carried more systemwide passengers and more domestic passengers than any other U.S. airline. United Airlines carried the most international passengers. The top 10 U.S. airlines carried 80.9 percent of systemwide passengers, up from 80.4 percent carried by the U.S. airlines that were in the top 10 in February 2013. See Air Traffic Release for summary tables and additional data. Additional traffic data can be found on the BTS Airlines and Airports page. Click on a link in the Quick Links box on the right. For more historical data, see Traffic on the BTS website. # You are subscribed to DOT News for Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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BTS Releases February 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
