Scheduled-service passenger enplanements dropped 3.1 percent between August and September 2017, according to data collected by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. This dip in systemwide domestic and international passenger enplanements represents a second consecutive month of declining numbers for the travel industry.
Seasonally adjusted numbers show a 3 percent decline in domestic enplanements between August and September, while international enplanements to and from the United States dropped 3.8 percent. Together, this accounts for the 3.1 percent systemwide decline.
