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Arlington,
VA – March 2021 / Newsmaker Alert / Airlines
Reporting Corp. (ARC) has released data showing net sales from ARC-accredited
travel agencies totaling $1.5 billion in February 2021, up 20% compared
to January 2021.*
The February total is a 79% drop year over year compared to February 2020,
when net sales totaled $7.2 billion.
Month
over month, February 2021 results showed:
-
Total
passenger trips increased 16%;
-
U.S. domestic
trips up 19%; and
-
International
trips up 9%.
“This
is the second month of 20% or greater growth in sales, which is an encouraging
sign for air travel, particularly in the U.S.” said Chuck
Thackston, ARC’s managing director of data science and research. “The
easing of travel restrictions as vaccine availability increases should
further fuel the recovery in the coming months.”
Total
passenger trips settled by ARC in February 2021 were down 63% year over
year, from 24,859,370 to 9,289,645. U.S. domestic trips were down 59% to
6.6 million, and international trips down 70% to 2.7 million YOY. The average
U.S. round-trip ticket price decreased from $488 in February 2020 to $346
in February 2021.
Year
over year, EMD sales for February 2021 decreased 61% to $3,082,682, while
EMD transactions were down 53% to 64,331.
More
detailed information is available on ARC’s
website.
Notes
for Editors:
*Ticket
Sales
-
Results
are based on monthly sales data ending February 28, 2021, from 11,048 U.S.
retail and corporate travel agency locations, satellite ticket printing
offices and online travel agencies. Results do not include sales of tickets
purchased directly from airlines.
-
Average
ticket price (in USD) for a round-trip ticket settled through ARC for an
itinerary that included only U.S. domestic travel.
-
Passenger
trips include the total number of passengers taking a trip from one airport
to another using either direct or connecting flights. Newly issued trips
are added, and refunded trips are deducted to provide a net view of traveling
passengers.
-
U.S. Domestic
passenger trips include the total number settled through ARC where the
itinerary is wholly within the U.S. International passenger trips include
the total number settled through ARC where some or all of the travel occurs
to airports outside the U.S. or originates outside the U.S.
-
Total
sales are equal to the total amount paid for a ticket, which includes taxes
and fees.
**Electronic
Miscellaneous Documents (EMD)
-
Includes
fees for products and services such as upgraded seats, checked luggage,
an unaccompanied minor, pet-in-cabin, etc.
About
ARC
As
a leader in air travel intelligence and omnichannel retailing, ARC provides
platforms, tools and insights that help the global travel community connect,
grow and thrive. ARC enables the diverse retailing strategies of its customers
by providing innovative technology, flexible settlement solutions and access
to the world’s most comprehensive air transaction dataset. In 2019, ARC
managed more than $97.4 billion in transactions between airlines and travel
agencies, representing more than 302 million passenger trips. For more
information, please visit arccorp.com.
Media
Contact:
Randy
Spoon
703-816-5119
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