Table 5: Domestic Airline Travel in May,,, ,May 2004,May 2005,Change Passengers,"53,338,158","56,978,530",6.8% Flights,"842,273","846,880",0.5% Revenue Passenger Miles(000),"45,754,428","49,179,410",7.5% Available Seat Miles(000),"61,487,306","63,364,850",3.1% Load Factor,74.4,77.6,3.2 points Flight Stage Length*,594,613,3.2% Passenger Trip Length**,858,863,0.6% * The average non-stop distance flown per departure in miles,,, ** The average distance flown per passenger in miles,,, "Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment",,,