Status of Air Travel in the USA - Airlines for America

[Pages:28]Status of Air Travel in the USA

Presentation by John P. Heimlich Vice President & Chief Economist April 13, 2016

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Airlines for America: Research Objectives

Airlines for America? (A4A) sought to better understand various aspects of the American airline traveler in 2015:

Who is traveling by air, why, where and how often; How many Americans traveled by airline in 2015; What logistical decisions did 2015 travelers make including how much

luggage to take, how many nights to stay, what kind of tickets they buy; What are their upcoming travel plans in 2016; and What are the investments that travelers believe are the most crucial in

the coming years.

This study references similar research conducted by Gallup on behalf of the Air Transport Association of America in 1998 for trending purposes. The 1997 study was a random sample of 3,016 Americans age 18+ conducted via telephone.

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Executive Summary

Airline Travel 2015

% of US Adult Population

Airline Travel 1971-2015

% of US Adult Population

An AirliEnveer flown

81%

65

70

73

76

Flew in 2015

Not on an

45%

49 55

% of Americans who flew on an

aFilrelinwe business 2015 17%

airline in 2015

21

24

24

28

29

32

Flew personal 2015 42%

81 81

Ever flown

39 45

Flown in last year

1971 1972 1973 1974 1977 1979 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1997 2016

The 2015 American Adult Flyer at a Glance

Gender

Age

50% 50% Male Female

Race/Ethnicity

30% 35% 35%

6% 2%

None of these White

17% 8%

67%

Black Hispanic Asian

Other

18-34 35-54 55+

2015 Flyer Satisfaction

6%

14% 80%

Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied

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Trips per Airline Traveler

All American Adults

% of all Americans take X trips

2015 Airline Travelers

% of all 2015 flyers take X trips

0 trips 1 trip 2 trips 3 trips 4 trips 5 trips 6 trips 7 trips

14 9 5 4 2 3 1

55 1 trip

2 trips

20

3 trips

10

Average 2.1 trips

4 trips

9

5 trips

5

6 trips

6

7 trips 2

31

Average 4.8 trips

8 trips 1

8 trips 2

9+ trips

6

9+ trips

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Q3. In 2015, how many trips did you take on airlines for the following purposes?

Count each roundtrip as a single trip and include any trips planned for the last few

weeks of 2015

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People took flights for many reasons in 2015

Total Trips Taken

2015 Airline Travelers

Business purposes 31%*

* Compared to 47% in 1997

Personal leisure purposes

48%

1,995

Average trips

31%

1.5

3,314 2.3

Personal non-leisure purposes

21%

1,339

21%

1.0

Q3. In 2015, how many trips did you take on airlines for the following purposes?

Count each roundtrip as a single trip and include any trips planned for the last few

weeks of 2015

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2015 Flyers Come From Across the United States

Pacific 17% (15%)

2015 Airline Flyers by Home Location

(brackets represents % entire U.S. population)

Mountain 9% (9%)

West North Central 7% (7%)

West South Central 9% (9%)

East North Central 13% (14%)

East South Central 3% (4%)

South Atlantic

25% (23%)

New England

5% (4%) Middle Atlantic 14% (14%)

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2015 Flyers Come from Urban and Rural Areas

2015 Airline Flyers by Home Population

(outline represents % entire U.S. population)

5M+ (Urban)

29%

33%

1-4.9M (Semi-urban)

33%

34%

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