Source: ATA Annual Report 2005.

Operating Revenues of the Airline Industry, 2004

The major sources of revenues from the airline industry are still from passengers, which accounted for 65% of operating revenues in 2004, down from 72% in 2000. Freight services, including mail, account for 11% of revenues, a share which is growing. This distribution of revenues by the type of passenger service is also revealing. 80% of all revenues are derived from domestic services, while international services account for the remaining 20%. Further, 8% of the passengers generate 40% of all trips on a yearly basis.