ARLINGTON, Va.–()–Airways Reporting Corp. (ARC) right this moment launched information displaying ARC-accredited journey company air ticket gross sales totaling $7.3 billion in August 2022, a 127% year-over-year enhance.* The typical round-trip U.S. air journey ticket worth declined for the third-straight month, coming in at $526. This common ticket worth is a 5% lower from July 2022 however a 32% enhance yr over yr.

Month over month, August 2022 outcomes confirmed:

  • Complete gross sales elevated 6%.
  • Complete passenger journeys up 9%.
  • U.S. home journeys elevated 11%.
  • Worldwide journeys elevated 5%.

“Vacationers responded to declining airfares by buying air journey tickets at a price we usually don’t see this time of yr,” mentioned Steve Solomon, chief industrial officer at ARC. “Leisure air journey ticket gross sales have been above pre-pandemic ranges for your complete month of August, whereas on-line journey businesses and corporate-focused journey businesses confirmed minor beneficial properties.”

Complete passenger journeys settled by ARC in August 2022 elevated 74% yr over yr from 15.2 million to 21.7 million. U.S. home journeys elevated 30% yr over yr to 14.2 million, and worldwide journeys elevated 74% to 7.4 million over the identical interval.

EMD gross sales elevated 116% yr over yr to $13,755,346. EMD transactions elevated 92% to 248,821 over the identical interval.**

Extra detailed data is offered on ARC’s gross sales statistics web page. Further breakdown of company, leisure and on-line ticket gross sales could be discovered on the ARC COVID-19 information web page.

About ARC:

ARC accelerates the expansion of world air journey by delivering forward-looking journey information, versatile distribution companies and different progressive business options. We’re a number one journey intelligence firm that possesses the world’s largest, most complete international airline ticket dataset, together with greater than 15 billion passenger flights representing 490 airways and 230 nations and territories. Our options and experience strengthen economies and enrich lives by connecting stakeholders throughout the journey ecosystem. For extra data, go to arccorp.com.

Notes:

*Ticket Gross sales

  • Outcomes are based mostly on month-to-month gross sales information ending August 31, 2022, from 10,642 U.S. retail and company journey company areas, satellite tv for pc ticket printing places of work and on-line journey businesses. Outcomes don’t embody gross sales of tickets bought immediately from airways.
  • The typical ticket worth (USD) is for a round-trip ticket settled by means of ARC for an itinerary that included solely U.S. home journey.
  • Passenger journeys embody the entire variety of passengers taking a visit from one airport to a different utilizing direct or connecting flights. Newly issued journeys are added, and refunded journeys are deducted to supply a web view of touring passengers.
  • U.S. home passenger journeys embody the entire quantity settled by means of ARC the place the itinerary is wholly throughout the U.S. Worldwide passenger journeys embody the entire quantity settled by means of ARC the place some or all of the journey happens to airports outdoors the U.S. or originates outdoors the U.S.
  • Complete gross sales are equal to the entire quantity paid for a ticket, which incorporates taxes and charges.

**Digital Miscellaneous Paperwork (EMD)

  • Contains charges for services equivalent to upgraded seats, checked luggage, an unaccompanied minor, pet-in-cabin, and so on.

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