A4A monthly passenger yield
"Yield" is a commonly-used metric representing the average fare paid by customers to fly one mile (revenue passenger mile or RPM). [Note: In 2010, the average round-trip domestic journey consisted of 2,345 passenger miles.] It is a key indicator of the price of air travel and is a weighted average expressed in cents.
The table below is the most current and real-time source of actual prices paid by air travelers and reflects scheduled service results for the following A4A member carriers: Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue, United/Continental, US Airways, and their respective regional airline partners. The results are expressed in nominal terms, are net of taxes and fees (they can be a substantial portion of an airline ticket) and remain unadjusted for trip length.
To subscribe to a monthly report (Excel file delivered via email) which includes monthly history back to January 2000 and offers greater detail by region (DOT Regions - Domestic/Express, Atlantic, Latin, Pacific), please click A4A Publications. Results for a given month are typically available around the 21st day after the end of that month and are subject to restatement. For example, January 2011 results were available on February 21.
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A4A Monthly Passenger Yield |
Domestic |
International |
System |
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(¢/RPM) |
YOY |
(¢/RPM) |
YOY |
(¢/RPM |
YOY |
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November 2011 |
16.82 |
10.1% |
14.83 |
9.8% |
16.16 |
9.9% |
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YTD November 2011 |
16.19 |
9.3% |
14.42 |
10.2% |
15.57 |
9.5% |