In 2024, approximately 316,000 passengers were denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers. Over the given period, the number of denied boardings by U.S. air carriers declined significantly.
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Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
* Figures include both voluntary and involuntary denied boardings. ** Data represents all U.S. airlines with at least half of one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, plus any branded code share partners. Figures have been rounded.
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US Department of Transportation. (March 14, 2025). Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2025). Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of Passengers Denied Boarding* by The Largest U.S. Air Carriers** from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation, Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/ (last visited June 24, 2025)
Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, March 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
