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How many people can an airplane carry? Depends on the aircraft. Some planes such as the 787 and 320 can carry up too 250 passengers, While an Embraer 145 can only hold about 25-45.
38.3k Views. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (http://www.transtats.bts .gov/), a total of 631,939,829 passengers boarded domestic flights in the United States in the year 2010.This averages to 1.73 million passengers flying per day.This statistic counts individuals every single time that they board a plane as a different passenger. I have not found out how to obtain this information at a level for number of distinct people that travel in the United States per year.his averages to 1.73 million passengers flying per day. This statistic counts individuals every single time that they board a plane as a different passenger. I have not found out how to obtain this information at a level for number of distinct people that travel in the United States per year.