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News / August U.S. travel agency air ticket sales more than doubled year over year
Passenger trips increased as monthly average airfare fell for third-consecutive month
Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released data showing ARC-accredited travel agency air ticket sales totaling $7.3 billion in August 2022, a 127% year-over-year increase.* The average round-trip U.S. air travel ticket price declined for the third-straight month, coming in at $526. This average ticket price is a 5% decrease from July 2022 but a 32% increase year over year.
Month over month, August 2022 results showed:
- Total sales increased 6%
- Total passenger trips up 9%
- U.S. domestic trips increased 11%
- International trips increased 5%
Total passenger trips settled by ARC in August 2022 increased 74% year over year from 15.2 million to 21.7 million. U.S. domestic trips increased 30% year over year to 14.2 million, and international trips increased 74% to 7.4 million over the same period.
EMD sales increased 116% year over year to $13,755,346. EMD transactions increased 92% to 248,821 over the same period.**
More detailed information is available on ARC’s sales statistics page. Additional breakdown of corporate, leisure and online ticket sales can be found on the ARC COVID-19 data page.
