US Travel Agency Seven-Day Air Ticket Volume and Other Variances Ending March 29, 2020

ARLINGTON, Va. – March 30, 2020 – Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today reported the following consolidated airline ticketing volume variances, compared to the same period in 2019. These totals represent sales generated by US travel agencies* and processed through the ARC settlement system. Data figures are for the seven days ending March 29, 2020. More in-depth, custom data is available from ARC for purchase. Please click here for more information.

 

  Tickets Issued for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending	Ticket Variance vs. Same Week 2019	Sales Variance vs. Same Week 2019
March 8	-25.5%	-43.6%
March 15	-45.2%	-63.2%
March 22	-80.1%	-83.4%
March 29	-88.5%	-91.68%
Year-to-Date (YTD)	-20.6%	-25.3%

 

  Variances in Tickets Sold by Segment for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending	Corporate	Online	Leisure/Other
March 8	-32.3%	-17.6%	-31.3%
March 15	-65.2%	-29.4%	-49.1%
March 22	-89.5%	-77.7%	-73.9%
March 29	-93.9%	-86.6%	-85.9%
Year-to-Date (YTD)	-22.5%	-19.5%	-20.2%

 

  Average Air Ticket Price for U.S. Domestic Round Trips:

7-Day Period Ending	Change from prior week	Average Ticket Price
March 8	-12.6%	$437
March 15	-16.8%	$363
March 22	-7.6%	$336
March 29	-11.3%	$298
Year-to-Date (YTD)	-3.1%(Avg. Weekly Change)	$468

 

 

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