"Table 15: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by January-May 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements",,,,, Passenger numbers in thousands (000),,,,, Jan-May 2008 Rank,Carrier,Jan-May 2008 Enplaned Passengers,Jan-May 2007 Rank,Jan-May 2007 Enplaned Passengers,Pct. Change 2007-2008 1,American,"8,859.6",1,"8,688.0",2.0 2,Continental,"5,132.5",3,"4,710.8",9.0 3,United,"4,831.0",2,"4,833.2",0.0 4,Delta,"4,768.8",4,"4,407.2",8.2 5,Northwest,"4,358.7",5,"4,111.6",6.0 6,US Airways*,"2,677.4",6,"1,813.6",47.6 7,Alaska,999.6,7,"1,018.6",-1.9 8,Express Jet,882.2,8,799.6,10.3 9,Executive,698.7,9,720.3,-3.0 10,Spirit,524.5,13,410.7,27.7 "Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market",,,,, * US Airways Jan-May 2008 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-May 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 606.8 thousand international passengers in Jan-May 2007.,,,,, Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,