US DoT reports 86.1m airline pax in Sep-2025

US Department of Transportation (DoT) reported (11-Dec-2025) the following traffic highlights for all carriers for Sep-2025:

• Passengers: 86.1 million, -1.6% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 67.4 million, -0.9%;
  • International: 18.7 million, -4.2%;
• RPM: -1.0%;
  • Domestic: -1.0%;
  • International: +5.1%;
• ASM: +1.2%;
  • Domestic: -0.5%;
  • International: +2.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 80.5%, -1.9pp;
  • Domestic: 81.0%, -0.5pp;
  • International: 80.0%, -3.2pp;
• Number of flights: 790,726, -0.2%;
  • Domestic: 672,785, +0.2%;
  • International: 117,941, -2.5%. [more - original PR]