U.S. Online Travel Overview Fourteenth Edition: Airlines

Summary

The U.S. airline industry saw modest, sustained growth of 5% a year from 2013 through 2015, thanks to capacity control, continued consolidation and corporate travel. Falling jet fuel costs and tightly managed available seat miles meant boosted bottom lines for airlines – as they didn't let these factors affect ticket pricing. Business travel is the most important trend to the U.S. air segment; as the demand holds steady, airlines are mastering the art of capacity management and ancillary upsells, maximizing the dollars they extract from their corporate travelers. Airlines use mobile tools to increase customer service – easing the process with delay alerts and enabling upsells of preferred seating and checked baggage.

Phocuswright's U.S. Online Travel Overview Fourteenth Edition: Airlines provides an in-depth look at the current state of the airline market and projects future performance, with market sizing and forecasting through 2015.

U.S. Travel Market Overview
To put the airline-specific trends in perspective, this report includes a comprehensive overview of the total U.S. travel market. The robust overview chapter includes market sizing and projections for the U.S. travel market through 2016, including breakouts for key online and offline distribution channels and all major travel segments – airlines, hotels, car rental, cruises, tour operators and rail. provides a detailed overview of travel distribution in the U.S., with analysis of trends in market share, technological innovation and consumer behavior.

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