Total Monthly Sales Eclipse $9 Billion for the Third Consecutive
Month
ARLINGTON, Va., June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Airlines
Reporting Corp. (ARC) released data showing May air ticket sales
totaled $9 billion for U.S. travel
agencies — a 1% decrease month over month from April 2024. Passenger trips totaled 25.7 million,
which included a 10% increase in U.S. domestic trips and a 2%
increase in international trips.
Results for May 2024 showed:
ARC Ticketing
Metric
|
Total
|
Month-Over-
Month Variance
|
Year-Over-Year
Variance
|
Total
Sales
|
$9 billion
|
-1 %
|
0 %
|
Total Passenger
Trips
|
25.7 million
|
+1 %
|
+7 %
|
U.S. Domestic
Trips
|
16.2 million
|
0 %
|
+10 %
|
International
Trips
|
9.5 million
|
+1 %
|
+2 %
|
Average Ticket
Price
|
$543
|
-1 %
|
-3 %
|
"Total sales haven't been above $9
billion for three consecutive months since 2019. This is a
sign of the continued strength for air travel in 2024," said
Steve Solomon, chief commercial
officer at ARC. "Travelers are also enjoying airfare that's
relatively unchanged from last year despite price pressures in
other parts of the economy."
May ancillary sales increased 17% year over year to $31 million, while ancillary transactions
increased 59% to 564,619 over the same period.**
More detailed information is available on ARC's sales statistics
page
About ARC
ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering
forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and
other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel
intelligence company that possesses the world's largest, most
comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15
billion passenger flights representing 490 airlines and 230
countries and territories. Our solutions and expertise strengthen
economies and enrich lives by connecting stakeholders across the
travel ecosystem. For more information, visit arccorp.com.
Randy Spoon
rspoon@arccorp.com
Notes:
*Ticket Sales
- Results are based on monthly sales data ending May 31, 2024, from 10,351 U.S. retail and
corporate travel agency locations, satellite ticket printing
offices and online travel agencies. Results do not include sales of
tickets purchased directly from airlines.
- The average ticket price (USD) is for a round-trip ticket
settled through ARC for an itinerary that included only U.S.
domestic travel.
- Passenger trips include the total number of passengers taking a
trip from one airport to another using direct or connecting
flights. Newly issued trips are added, and refunded trips are
deducted to provide a net view of traveling passengers.
- U.S. domestic passenger trips include the total number settled
through ARC where the itinerary is wholly within the U.S.
International passenger trips include the total number settled
through ARC where some or all the travel occurs to airports outside
the U.S. or originates outside the U.S.
- Total sales are equal to the total amount paid for a ticket,
which includes taxes and fees.
**Ancillary sales
- Includes fees for products and services such as upgraded seats,
checked bags, an unaccompanied minor, pet-in-cabin, etc.
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