April U.S. Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales Total $8.7 Billion

Average Monthly Ticket Price Falls Below Year-Over-Year Levels for the First Time Since 2021

 

ARLINGTON, Va. – May 17, 2023 – Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released data showing U.S. travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8.7 billion in April 2023, a 13% year-over-year increase.* April was the fourth consecutive month of sales exceeding $8 billion. Sales for the first four months of the year were at the highest level seen since the same period in 2019.

 

The average U.S. round-trip air travel ticket price sold in April declined for the second straight month. The April 2023 average ticket price ($551) was lower than April 2022 ($585), marking the first time monthly average ticket price declined year over year since February 2021.

 

Results for April 2023 showed:

ARC Ticketing Metric	Total	Month-Over-Month Variance	Year-Over-Year Variance
Total sales	$8,772,127,856	-9%	+13%
Total passenger trips	23,518,094	-9%	+5%
U.S. domestic trips	14,467,807	-8%	-0.4%
International trips	9,050,287	-11%	+13%
Average ticket price	$551	-1%	-6%

 

“Monthly sales totals through the first four months of 2023 point to a potentially record-setting year for travel agency air ticket sales,” said Steve Solomon, chief commercial officer at ARC. “Despite slight month-over-month declines in sales and passenger trips, corporate and leisure air ticket purchases continue to outpace 2022 levels and international travel demand remains strong.”

 

Ancillary sales increased 70% year over year to $25,161,935. Ancillary transactions increased 63% to 365,851 over the same period.**

 

More detailed information is available on ARC’s sales statistics page.

 

 

About ARC:

ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel intelligence company that possesses the world’s largest, most comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15 billion passenger flights representing 490 airlines and 230 countries and territories. Our solutions and expertise strengthen economies and enrich lives by connecting stakeholders across the travel ecosystem. For more information, visit arccorp.com.