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Table 1-58: Passengers Boarded and Denied Boarding by
the Largest U.S. Air Carriersa
(Thousands of passengers)
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Boarded |
420,696 |
429,190 |
445,271 |
449,184 |
457,286 |
460,277 |
480,555 |
502,960 |
514,170 |
523,081 |
543,344 |
477,970 |
467,205 |
485,797 |
522,308 |
Denied
boarding,b total |
628 |
646 |
764 |
683 |
824 |
842 |
957 |
1,071 |
1,136 |
1,070 |
1,120 |
900 |
837 |
769 |
747 |
Voluntary |
561 |
599 |
718 |
632 |
771 |
794 |
899 |
1,018 |
1,091 |
1,024 |
1,062 |
861 |
803 |
727 |
702 |
Involuntary |
67 |
47 |
46 |
51 |
53 |
49 |
58 |
54 |
45 |
46 |
57 |
39 |
34 |
42 |
45 |
Percent
denied boarding |
0.15% |
0.15% |
0.17% |
0.15% |
0.18% |
0.18% |
0.20% |
0.21% |
0.22% |
0.20% |
0.21% |
0.19% |
0.18% |
0.16% |
0.14% |
a
Data include nonstop scheduled service
between points within the United States (including territories) by U.S. air
carriers with at least 1% of the total domestic scheduled service passenger
revenues and operate aircraft with a passenger capacity of more than 60
seats. In 2004, the air carriers were
Alaska, America West, American, American Eagle, Comair, Continental, Delta,
Northwest, Southwest, United, US Airways, AirTran, ATA (formerly American
Trans Air), Atlantic Southeast, Hawaiian, JetBlue, and Skywest. Before 1994,
carriers included both majors and national airlines, i.e., airlines with over
$100 million in revenue.
b
Number of passengers who hold confirmed
reservations and are denied boarding ("bumped") from a flight
because it is oversold. These figures include only passengers whose oversold
flight departs without them; they do not include passengers affected by
canceled, delayed, or diverted flights.
SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Air Travel Consumer Report (Washington, DC: Annual February issues).
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