US-DOT – US airlines carried 78.2 million passengers in April 2023, 7% hike Y-O-Y

The airline traffic recorded in April 2023 witnessed a rise of 7.8% as compared to the traffic numbers recorded same time last year as per the US Department of Transportation (DoT) data. US-based airlines carried 78.2 million passengers throughout the airlines’ scheduled domestic and international services in April 2023. This figure is 3.4% more than March 2023 figures but falls short of all-time high of January 2020 numbers by 3.3%. The US airlines had carried 80.9 million passengers in January 2020. Apart from the above, the seasonally adjusted data on passenger numbers indicate a 9.1% hike from April 2022 and a