The consolidated dollar value of air tickets sold by
U.S.-based travel agencies rose 3.65 percent year over year in September to
$7.8 billion, according to Airlines Reporting Corp. The average U.S. round-trip
ticket cost $496. Passenger trips rose 3.7 percent to 24.5 million; U.S. domestic
trips rose 4 percent to 15.9 million, and international trips increased 3
percent to 8.5 million. The number of trips handled by agencies that
self-report as handling at least 70 percent corporate/government rose 5.9
percent. September electronic miscellaneous document sales, which include ancillary
services like seat upgrades, jumped 23 percent to $6.7 million, while EMD
transactions rose 16.4 percent to 110,864.
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