Table 7: Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Oct-06,Oct-07,Change %,2006,2007,Change %
Passengers (in millions),55.1,57.2,3.7,551.0,570.2,3.5
Flights (in thousands),828.1,836.1,1.0,"8,111.3","8,183.1",0.9
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) ,47.1,49.1,4.1,481.7,497.6,3.3
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),60.8,62.5,2.8,605.7,617.4,1.9
Load Factor*,77.5,78.6,1.1,79.5,80.6,1.1
Flight Stage Length**,606.7,617.3,1.7,614.6,618.1,0.6
Passenger Trip Length***,855.7,858.5,0.3,874.4,872.7,-0.2
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment",,,,,,
*Change in load factor points,,,,,,
**The average non-stop distance flown per departure in miles,,,,,,
*** The average distance flown per passenger in miles,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,
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