Category: Airline Statistics

Here is a collection of some of the most interesting airline statistics and fun facts I have stumbled across in my internet travels. Posts here cover both individual companies as well as the industry as a whole.

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Stat posts here are edited and updated almost daily, so be sure to check back often!

Airline Statistics and Fun Facts:

Amount that US airlines charged in baggage fees in 2018:

$5 billion

Amount that US airlines charged in baggage fees in 2017:

$4.5 billion

Total flights for US airlines (annual):

• 2018: 9.255 million
• 2017: 9.021 million
• 2016: 9.025 million
• 2015: 9.896 million
• 2014: 8.954 million
• 2013: 9.152 million
• 2012: 9.267 million
• 2011: 9.456 million
• 2010: 9.499 million

Total domestic flights for US airlines (annual):

• 2018: 8.398 million
• 2017: 8.176 million
• 2016: 8.183 million
• 2015: 8.059 million
• 2014: 8.106 million
• 2013: 8.322 million
• 2012: 8.444 million
• 2011: 8.647 million
• 2010: 8.699 million

Total international flights for US airlines (annual):

• 2018: 857,701
• 2017: 845,794
• 2016: 841,862
• 2015: 836,923
• 2014: 847,868
• 2013: 829,734
• 2012: 822,504
• 2011: 809,156
• 2010: 799,151