The time line shows the number of diversions of major US air carriers from 1990 to 2017. In 2017, out of over 5.67 million operations, 12,530 of such flights were diverted.
Number of diversions of major U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2017
A diverted flight is one that left from the scheduled departure airport but flew to a destination point other than the scheduled destination point. The number of carriers reporting beginning in 2010 is 18. The number of carriers reporting in previous years is as follows: 2016 (12); 2015 (13, 14 through June after which American and US Airways began joint reporting); 2014 (14); 2013 (16); 2012 (15); 2011(16); 2010 (18); 2009 (19); 2008 (19; 20 through February after which Aloha Airlines ceased reporting); 2007(20); 2006 ( 20; 19 through March after which Aloha Airlines started reporting for the second time)); 2005 (20; 19 through April after which Frontier Airlines started reporting); 2004 (19); 2003 (17; 18 starting in November when Hawaiian Airlines started reporting); 2002 (10); 2001(12; 11 starting in November when Aloha Airlines ceased reporting for the first time); 2000: (10; 11 starting in November when Aloha Airlines started reporting for the first time); 1999 (10); 1998 (10); 1997 (10); 1996 (10); and 1995 (10).
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US Department of Transportation. (October 19, 2018). Number of diversions of major U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186308/diversions-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of diversions of major U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2017." Chart. October 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186308/diversions-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
US Department of Transportation. (2018). Number of diversions of major U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186308/diversions-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of Diversions of Major U.S. Air Carriers from 1990 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186308/diversions-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
US Department of Transportation, Number of diversions of major U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186308/diversions-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Number of diversions of major U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2017 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, October 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186308/diversions-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/