US air travel passengers jumped 19% in May over prior month
US airlines carried 56.6m passengers in May, up 19% over April but still 30% below 2019 levels, the US DoT said on Monday. The airlines carried 27% fewer domestic passengers and 51% fewer international passengers in May versus pre-pandemic May 2019 when there were 81m passengers. Traffic in May was up more than 600% over what US airlines carried in May 2020 during COVID-19 shutdowns when there were just 8m US airline passengers. The data covers the 18 largest US airlines that represent more than 90% of all traffic.<br/>
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US air travel passengers jumped 19% in May over prior month
US airlines carried 56.6m passengers in May, up 19% over April but still 30% below 2019 levels, the US DoT said on Monday. The airlines carried 27% fewer domestic passengers and 51% fewer international passengers in May versus pre-pandemic May 2019 when there were 81m passengers. Traffic in May was up more than 600% over what US airlines carried in May 2020 during COVID-19 shutdowns when there were just 8m US airline passengers. The data covers the 18 largest US airlines that represent more than 90% of all traffic.<br/>
