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BTS Releases April 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 63.1 million systemwide (domestic + international) scheduled service passengers in April 2014, 3.4 percent more than in April 2013. The systemwide total is the result of a 3.0 percent increase in the number of passengers on domestic flights (54.8 million) and a 6.2 percent increase in passengers on international flights (8.2 million). U.S. airlines carried 237.7 million systemwide (domestic + international) scheduled service passengers during the first four months of 2014, 1.6 percent more than during the same period in 2013. Domestically, U.S. airlines carried 206.0 million passengers, up 1.3 percent from 2013. Internationally, they carried 31.7 million passengers, up 3.7 percent from 2013. See Tables 2, 8 and 14 of Air Traffic Press Releases for previous-year data. Load Factor The April 2014 systemwide load factor (83.4 percent) was the all-time high for the month of April, exceeding the previous high of 82.5 set in 2012. Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares revenue passenger-miles (RPMs) as a proportion of available seat-miles (ASMs). Systemwide travel, measured by revenue passenger-miles (RPMs) grew faster from April 2013 to April 2014 (up 4.0 percent) than the growth in capacity measured by available seat-miles (ASMs) (up 1.8 percent). The domestic load factor (84.9) was a record high for the month of April, topping the previous high of 83.6 recorded in 2012. Domestic RPMs grew faster from April 2013 to April 2014 (3.7 percent) than capacity (1.2 percent), resulting in the higher load factor. The international load factor (80.1) rose from 78.8 percent in April 2013 but was down from the highest April international load factor of 80.3 in April 2012. International RPMs rose 4.7 percent from April 2013 to April 2014, outpacing the 3.0 percent growth in capacity, raising the load factor. Trends for the Month of April Systemwide: For the month of April, the 2014 systemwide passenger total was the highest since 2008. RPMs were at the highest April level, exceeding the previous high in 2007. Capacity measured in ASMs was at the third highest April level, below the April 2008 and 2007 levels. 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. #
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BTS Releases April 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
