Airlines Reporting Corp (ARC) released data on May 16 showing that air ticket sales from United States travel agencies reached a total of $9.1 billion in April.
The figure is a four percent increase from April last year and is the largest recorded total since ARC started reporting this data in 2017.
The data for the $9.1 billion total sales figure also showed a -2 percent month-over variance and a +4 percent year-over variance.
It was also shown that total passenger trips reached $25.5 million and had a 0 percent month-over variance and a +8 percent year-over variance; the figure includes U.S. domestic trips, which totaled $16.1 million with a +2 percent month-over variance and a +11 percent year-over variance and international trips which had a -4 percent month-over variance and a +4 percent year-over variance.
In addition, it was found that the average ticket price was $551 with a month-over variance of -4 percent and a year-over variance of 0 percent.
“April domestic demand broke from seasonal norms with a monthly increase in U.S. passenger trips booked,” Chief commercial officer at ARC Steve Solomon said.
“As travel agencies navigate the shifting air travel retailing landscape, their value to business and leisure travelers continues to be on display,” Solomon continued.
Lastly, the data found that April ancillary sales had increased by 21% to $30 million, with ancillary transactions increasing by 46 percent to 535,345.
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