AIR SERVICE

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) throughput in the United States for August 2021 finished at 77% of 2019 levels, 2.5 points below July 2021, but it was the second-highest month since the pandemic start. Labor Day weekend performed well; however, as we progress into September 2021, passenger numbers are trending downwards, which is typical as people head back to school coupled with the current environment of minimal business travel. As of this reporting period, 54% of the U.S. population has received the vaccine. That number is 63% for those who are eligble.

PSP’s load factor this past June reached 79%, which was the highest monthly load factor since the pandemic begun. Load factor for July 2021 was 74%. Even more eye-catching was PSP’s record summer in terms of passenger traffic. Combined traffic for June, July, and August 2021 was 377,287 onboards, which was the highest figures PSP has ever seen in the summer. PSP was also in the top 20 in terms of seat growth (by percentage) for U.S. markets this summer comparing 2021versus 2019. Other markets in the top 20 were either sun or mountain destination markets.

Since the pandemic started, U.S. airlines have added over 1,000 new domestic routes. This coming winter, PSP will welcome 11 new routes on Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines. This equates to 34 destinations offered from PSP this winter season. While the Delta variant has caused setbacks in business travel, there is still a robust demand for leisure travel to outdoor friendly destinations, like the Oasis that is Greater Palm Springs! 

You can find information about PSP marketing, airlines, route information and other air service updates on our Partner Air Service page. The page is updated weekly.

Below is the latest data for PSP. Click HERE or the image below to view the multiple-page PDF report.