Article: Airport Business News - North America.

Aug 16, 2009

Airline ticket sales through Arlington, Va.-based Airlines Reporting Corp. continued to be well down in July compared to the year-ago period, but the number of transactions was off less than 1 percent year-over-year and credit card sales transactions actually rose 2.6 percent. Total sales including airfares, taxes and fees were USD 5.65 billion, down 16.7 percent compared to July 2008, following a 20.3 percent year-over-year decline in June. Total fares sank 17.7 percent to USD 4.81 billion, slightly improved over the 21.3 percent decline in June. Domestic fares dropped 14.9 percent to USD 2.72 billion on a 0.24 percent fall in transactions and ...

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