Year-over-Year Sales Increased Despite Slight Seasonal Decreases
ARLINGTON, Va. – Oct. 17, 2024 – Today, Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) announced that September 2024 U.S. travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8 billion — a 6% increase from September 2023. September’s total passenger trips reached 23.6 million, marking a 7% increase compared to the same month in 2023.
Metrics from September 2024 show:
| ARC Ticketing Metric | Total | Month-Over-Month Variance | Year-Over-Year Variance |
| Total sales | $8 billion | -1% | +6% |
| Total passenger trips | 23.6 million | -3% | +7% |
| U.S. domestic trips | 15.3 million | -2% | +6% |
| International trips | 8.3 million | -4% | +8% |
| Average ticket price | $547 | +6% |
+2%
|
“While we saw a typical seasonal slowdown after a busy summer, September‘s year-over-year data showed increases in both sales and total passenger trips,” said Steve Solomon, chief commercial officer at ARC. “Demand for travel remains strong, with both domestic and international travel expected to outpace 2023 for the remainder of the year.”
In September 2024, 18.6% of ARC’s monthly transaction volume came from New Distribution Capability (NDC) transactions — a 19.2% increase year over year. A total of 855 travel agencies reported NDC transactions during the month.
More detailed information is available on ARC’s sales statistics page.
ABOUT ARC
ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel intelligence company that possesses the world’s largest, most comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15 billion passenger flights representing 490 airlines and 230 countries and territories. Our solutions and expertise strengthen economies and enrich lives by connecting stakeholders across the travel ecosystem. For more information, visit arccorp.com.
Connect with ARC
Contact
Ryan Lynch
703-341-1064
Media@arccorp.com