The graph shows the number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, just over 103,000 flights of major U.S. air carriers were canceled. A canceled flight is one that was not operated, but was listed in a carrier's computer reservation system within seven calendar days of the scheduled departure.
Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
A cancelled flight is one that was not operated, but was listed in a carrier's computer reservation system within seven calendar days of the scheduled departure. The values have been rounded.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (February 28, 2022). Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of Cancellations by Major U.S. Air Carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Number of cancellations by major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186296/cancellations-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
