U.S. Airlines Carried Record Number of Passengers During First Half of 2015
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U.S. airlines still had a record number of enplanements, and some of their best months ever for passenger traffic during the first half of 2015 even as they continue limiting their capacity growth to protect fares and profits.
The January to June 2015 period not only saw a record number of passengers on U.S. airlines -- each of those six months are included in the top 10 for all-time high passenger traffic across the country.
U.S. airlines had their busiest month ever in June, carrying 66 million domestic and international passengers and March, April and May all rank in the top five busiest months ever in U.S. aviation history. Considering domestic and international passengers separately, the first six mo
