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March
2019 Travel Agency Air Ticket
Sales
Climb as Ticket Prices Fall
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ARC Reports Passenger
Trips Increased More Than 3%
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Arlington,
VA – April 2019 / Newsmaker Alert / Airlines
Reporting Corp. (ARC) announces that the consolidated dollar value
of airline tickets sold in March 2019 by U.S.-based travel agencies increased
3% compared to March 2018, totaling $9.3 billion vs. $9.1 billion.*
The average U.S. round-trip ticket price was $487, a $10 decrease from
March 2018.
The
total number of passenger trips settled by ARC for U.S. travel agencies
increased 3.3% to 29,159,100 compared to 28,220,151 in March 2018. U.S.
domestic trips increased 2.7% while international passenger trips grew
4.3%.
Electronic
Miscellaneous Document (EMD)**
sales in March 2019 totaled $7.9 million, a 4.6% increase compared to the
same period in 2018. EMD transactions decreased by 8.4% in March 2019 compared
to March 2018.
More
detailed information is available on ARC’s
website.
About
ARC
An
industry leader in air travel distribution and intelligence, Airlines
Reporting Corp. (ARC) settled $94.8 billion in ticket transactions
in 2018 between airlines and travel agencies, representing more than 295
million passenger trips. ARC provides flexible distribution solutions,
innovative technology and access to the world’s most comprehensive air
ticket transaction data, helping the global air travel community connect,
grow and thrive. For more information, please visit www.arccorp.com
and
www.twitter.com/ARCtalk.
Notes
for Editors:
*Ticket
Sales
-
Results
are based on monthly sales data ending March 31, 2019, from 12,082 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 roundtrip 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.
Media
Contact:
ARC
Hillary
Smith
703-341-1207
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