Worldwide Journey Bolstered General Passenger Journeys as Month-to-month Gross sales Declined

Right now, Airways Reporting Corp. (ARC) launched information exhibiting U.S.-based journey company air ticket gross sales totaled $8.6 billion in February 2025 – a 4% lower from February 2024.*

Whole passenger journeys settled by ARC decreased 1% yr over yr, reaching 24 million in February 2025.

Outcomes for February 2025 confirmed:

«U.S. journey company air ticket gross sales are reflecting the general demand volatility seen by airways,» stated Steve Solomon, chief industrial officer at ARC. «Macroeconomic traits are making a extra dynamic atmosphere for shoppers, companies and airways within the brief time period. Even with fewer passengers touring in comparison with January, our year-over-year information for each home and worldwide journeys stays regular.»

NDC transactions accounted for 19.1% of the overall ARC reported and settled transactions in February 2025 – a 7% improve from 17.9% in February 2024. A complete of 860 journey companies reported NDC transactions in February 2025.

Extra detailed data is on the market on ARC’s sales statistics page.

*Ticket Gross sales  

• Outcomes are based mostly on month-to-month gross sales information ending February 28, 2025, from 10,218 U.S. retail and company journey company areas, satellite tv for pc ticket printing places of work and on-line journey companies. Outcomes don’t embody gross sales of tickets bought immediately from airways.
• The common ticket worth (USD) is for a round-trip ticket settled via ARC for an itinerary that included solely U.S. home journey.
• Passenger journeys embody the overall variety of passengers touring from one airport to a different utilizing direct or connecting flights. Newly issued journeys are added, and refunded journeys are deducted to supply a internet view of touring passengers.
• U.S. home passenger journeys embody the overall quantity settled via ARC the place the itinerary is wholly inside the U.S. Worldwide passenger journeys embody the overall quantity settled via ARC the place some or all of the journey happens to airports outdoors the U.S. or originates outdoors the U.S.
• Whole gross sales are equal to the overall quantity paid for a ticket, which incorporates taxes and costs.

**Common Economic system Class Ticket Worth

• Economic system Class is outlined as tickets for U.S. home journey bought in February 2025 underneath fare codes excluding First Class, Enterprise Class, Enterprise Class Premium and Supersonic.

***Common Premium Class Ticket Worth

• Premium Class is outlined as tickets for U.S. home journey bought in February 2025 underneath fare codes assigned to First Class, Enterprise Class, Enterprise Class Premium and Supersonic.