BTS: U.S. Carriers Had 69.5M Passengers in January


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- U.S. airlines carried 69.5 million systemwide 
passengers in January 2026, a 1.8% decrease from the same month last year, the 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Friday (4/10).

   The total includes 59.1 million domestic and 10.4 million international 
passengers traveling on U.S. airline flights throughout the month.

   The agency noted that seasonally adjusted enplanements fell 1.1% from 
December and remained 3.7% below the all-time high reached in June 2024. While 
domestic passenger numbers fell 4.1% from the 2020 high, international 
boardings reached a new record for the month of January.




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