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ARC
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International
Passenger Trips in March 2018
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Air Ticket
Sales Increase Nearly 3 Percent YOY in March
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Arlington,
VA – April 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Airlines
Reporting Corp. (ARC) reports that the consolidated dollar value of
airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 2.7 percent
in March as compared to March 2017, totaling $9.1 billion vs. $8.8 billion.
The average U.S. roundtrip ticket price*
for March 2018 was $495, up $11 from February. Average March 2018 ticket
prices are down approximately one percent compared to March 2017.
The
total number of passenger trips*
settled by ARC for U.S. travel agencies increased 0.5 percent to 26,646,579
compared to 26,516,456 in March 2017. U.S. domestic trips decreased 3.1
percent while international passenger trips increased 7.1 percent.
Electronic
Miscellaneous Document (EMD)**
sales in March 2018 comprised more than $7.5 million, a 18.9 percent decrease
compared to March 2017. EMD transactions also decreased 19 percent to 128,641
in March 2018 vs. 158,919 in March 2017.
More
detailed information is available on ARC’s
website.
About
ARC
The
Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) is the premier driver of air travel
intelligence and commerce in the travel industry with leading business
solutions, travel agency accreditation services, process and financial
management tools and high-quality data. In 2017, ARC settled $88.5 billion
worth of airline ticket transactions for more than 7,000 travel agencies
with 12,000 points of sale. Established in 1984, ARC is an ISO 27001 certified
company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in Louisville,
Kentucky, Tampa, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information,
please visit www.arccorp.com and
www.twitter.com/ARCtalk.
Notes
for Editors:
*Ticket
Sales
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Results
are based on monthly sales data ending March 31, 2018, from 12,024 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.
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Average
ticket price (in USD) for a roundtrip ticket settled through ARC for an
itinerary that included only U.S. domestic travel.
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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.
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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.
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Total
sales are equal to the total amount paid for a ticket, which includes taxes
and fees.
**Electronic
Miscellaneous Documents (EMD)
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Includes
fees for products and services such as upgraded seats, checked luggage,
an unaccompanied minor, pet-in-cabin, etc.
Media
Contact:
ARC
Hillary
Smith
703-341-1207
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