Total sales for the first six months of 2023 were 27% higher than the first six months of 2022 and down 0.3% compared to 2019. Total passenger trips were up 11% over the same period compared to 2022 and down 12% compared to 2019.
International travel saw the biggest improvement from January to June 2023, with the total number of international trips settled through ARC increasing 22% year over year compared to a 5% growth in domestic trips.
Results for June 2023 showed:
ARC Ticketing Metric | Total | Month-Over-Month Variance | Year-Over-Year Variance |
Total sales | $8,098,227,889 | -10% | +2% |
Total passenger trips | 22,276,370 | -8% | +3% |
U.S. domestic trips | 13,620,896 | -8% | -1% |
International trips | 8,655,474 | -7% | +10% |
Average ticket price | $555 | -1% | -8% |
June marked the third month in a row that the average price of a U.S. round-trip ticket was below year-over-year levels.
Ancillary sales increased 79% year over year to $24,555,898. Ancillary transactions increased 62% to 377,122 over the same period.
More detailed information is available on ARC’s sales statistics page.