This graph illustrates the number of passengers denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2021. In 2021, almost 183,000 passengers were denied boarding by the largest U.S. air carriers.
Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 1990 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
* Number of passengers who hold confirmed reservations and are denied boarding ("bumped") from a flight because it is oversold. These figures include only passengers whose oversold flight departs without them; they do not include passengers affected by canceled, delayed, or diverted flights.
** Data include nonstop scheduled service between points within the United States (including territories) by U.S. air carriers with at least one percent of the total domestic scheduled service passenger revenues and operate aircraft with a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats.
The values were rounded.
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US Department of Transportation. (February 28, 2022). Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, 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 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2022). Number of passengers denied boarding* by the largest U.S. air carriers** from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. 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 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, 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 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186204/passengers-denied-boarding-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/ (last visited May 27, 2022)
