U.S. Airlines Carried 90.5 Million Passengers in July, Down 1.8% Year over Year, With International Traffic Falling Faster
U.S. airlines carried 90.5 million passengers in July 2026, down 1.8% from the record high of 92.2 million in July 2025, according to data released on October 9 by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
By market, domestic flights carried 77.8 million passengers, down 1.4% year over year, while international flights carried 12.7 million, down 4.2%. The international market shrank noticeably faster than the domestic market.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, July traffic fell 1.0% from June; measured at 79.2 million passengers, it was down 3.2% from a year earlier.
BTS said the figures are based on reports from 61 airlines received by October 2, and that August 2026 air traffic data is scheduled for release on November 12.
(Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics release, October 9)
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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