BTS: U.S. Carriers Had 84.1M Passengers in October

SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) – U.S. airlines carried 84.1 million systemwide in October, slightly lower than the prior month and well below the record highs of last summer, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) announced Friday (1/9).

BTS reported 74.2 million domestic passengers and 9.9 million international passengers on U.S. airlines flights in October, not adjusting for seasonality.  

When adjusted for seasonality, October enplanements are up 0.3% from September and down 2.7% from the all-time high reached in June 2024, the agency said.

Separately, the International Air Traffic Association reported on Thursday (1/8) that the domestic U.S. air passenger market experienced a 1.8% slide in volumes for November.