The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ April Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.
Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines’ scheduled services:
April 2019 1.5 billion gallonsMarch 2020 1.2 billion gallonsApril 2020 447 million gallons
April 2020 fuel consumption was the lowest since in records dating back to 2000.
Cost per gallon for U.S. airlines’ scheduled services:
April 2019 $2.06March 2020 $1.48April 2020 $1.38
April 2020 cost per gallon was the lowest since April 2016 ($1.33).
Total cost for U.S. airlines’ scheduled services fuel:
April 2019 $3.1 billionMarch 2020 $1.7 billionApril 2020 $617 million
April 2020 fuel total cost was the lowest in records dating back to 2000.