Beginning in July 2014, the pattern reversed and
domestic enplanement growth exceeded international growth for 20 consecutive months.
Since March 2016,
domestic enplanements have grown faster than international enplanements in all but three months.
Not exact matches
The Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) is issuing a final rule that changes the mishandled - baggage data that air carriers are required to report, from the number of Mishandled Baggage Reports (MBR) and the number of
domestic passenger
enplanements to the number of mishandled bags and the number of enplaned bags.
Since July 2014,
enplanements on
domestic flights, which make up 87 percent of total U.S. airline
enplanements, have been a major driver of the growth in total
enplanements.
Beginning in December 2012, the first of the 53 months in which total
enplanements grew year - to - year, growth in
enplanements on international flights outpaced
domestic growth for 19 consecutive months.
In a reversal of the trend, year - to - year growth in international
enplanements exceeded
domestic growth by 3.9 percentage points in April 2017, the most recent month.