AirlineActivity: National Summary

(U.S. flights)

Enplanedpassengers (millions) Departures (thousands) Loadfactor

Airlines with scheduled service Q

2010 620

9,128 81.8% 103

2011 635

9,139 82.5% 102

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.bts.gov)

% Change 2.4% 0.1% 0.7% -1.0%

12 months ending June of each year

Top

domestic routes,

“On the business side, a lot of travel is going to be driven by profits, by business confidence, and by general economic activity.Once the expan- sion starts gaining some traction, the likelihood of travel is going to pick up, because you’re going to see an increase in profits and confidence.” —David Huether, U.S. Travel Association

Baggage FeesbyAirline,2010

(rankedby baggage-fee revenue, dollars in millions)

Rank

1 2 3 4 5

Airlines

Delta Air Lines American Airlines US Airways Continental Airlines UnitedAirlines

Dollars in

$952 $580 $513 $341 $313

millions

2010 May

June to 2011

(based on enplaned passengers—

in millions—of all airports for a city pair)

Chicago– New York City

Los Angeles–San Francisco

3.38 3.08 2.99 2.89

Los Angeles– New York City

Atlanta– New York City m www.pcma.org SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.bts.gov) continued on page 64 pcma convene November 2011 63