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U.S. airlines carried 46.3 million scheduled service passengers in January 2022*, 33.2% more than in January 2021 and 34.0% fewer than in pre-pandemic January 2020, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 23 airlines that carry more than 90% of passengers.
Domestic passengers (41.2 million) made up 89% of total enplanements, and international passengers (5.1 million) accounted for 11% of total. Omicron concerns caused the steepest US drop from the most recent pre-pandemic corresponding month since April 2021, BTS said today.
This of course was long before Putin’s war against democracy in Ukraine and economic sanctions were imposed, with more likely. Following are BTS data points.
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Domestic Passengers – January 2022 passengers: 41.2M
- Change from January 2021: 36.3% (11.0M)
- Change from pre-pandemic January 2020: -32.5% (-19.8M)
- Change from April 2020 low: 1343.0% (38.4M)
- Domestic percent of total January 2022 passengers: 89.1%
- Domestic percent of total January 2020 passengers: 87.0%
Systemwide Passengers – January 2022 passengers: 46.3M
- Change from January 2021: 33.2% (11.5M)
- Change from pre-pandemic January 2020: -34.0% (-23.8M)
- Change from April 2020 low: 144.9% (43.3M)
International Passengers – January 2022 passengers: 5.1M
- Change from January 2021:12.5% (563,661)
- Change from pre-pandemic January 2020: -44.4% (-4.0M)
- Change from April 2020 low: 3744.3% (4.9M)
- International percent of total January 2022 passengers: 10.9%
- International percent of total January 2020 passengers: 13.0%
*January 2022 data is preliminary
Notes
U.S. airline traffic reports detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic are filed monthly with BTS by commercial U.S. carriers. This release includes data received by BTS from U.S. scheduled passenger service airlines as of March 11, 2022. None of the data are from samples. Measures of statistical significance do not apply to the complete air traffic data. Final January data is scheduled for release on April 14. Complete international data by origin and destination, which is under a six-month confidentiality restriction, will be released on July 15. See the BTS Airlines and Airport page for additional U.S. airlines numbers through December for U.S. airlines. International data by origin and destination is available through September.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
US Airline Passengers Up in Jan 2022. Still Down from 2020
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U.S. airlines carried 46.3 million scheduled service passengers in January 2022*, 33.2% more than in January 2021 and 34.0% fewer than in pre-pandemic January 2020, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 23 airlines that carry more than 90% of passengers.
Domestic passengers (41.2 million) made up 89% of total enplanements, and international passengers (5.1 million) accounted for 11% of total. Omicron concerns caused the steepest US drop from the most recent pre-pandemic corresponding month since April 2021, BTS said today.
This of course was long before Putin’s war against democracy in Ukraine and economic sanctions were imposed, with more likely. Following are BTS data points.
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Domestic Passengers – January 2022 passengers: 41.2M
Systemwide Passengers – January 2022 passengers: 46.3M
International Passengers – January 2022 passengers: 5.1M
*January 2022 data is preliminary
Notes
U.S. airline traffic reports detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic are filed monthly with BTS by commercial U.S. carriers. This release includes data received by BTS from U.S. scheduled passenger service airlines as of March 11, 2022. None of the data are from samples. Measures of statistical significance do not apply to the complete air traffic data. Final January data is scheduled for release on April 14. Complete international data by origin and destination, which is under a six-month confidentiality restriction, will be released on July 15. See the BTS Airlines and Airport page for additional U.S. airlines numbers through December for U.S. airlines. International data by origin and destination is available through September.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.