"Table 3. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by 2005 System* Enplanements",,,,,,
"Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) ",,,,,,
2005 Rank,Carrier,2005 Passengers,2004 Rank, 2004 Passengers,Pct Change 2004-2005,
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1,American,98.096,1,91.610,7.1,
2,Southwest,88.436,3,81.121,9.0,
3,Delta,86.090,2,86.891,-0.9,
4,United,66.765,4,70.822,-5.7,
5,Northwest,56.514,5,55.410,2.0,
6,Continental,42.806,7,40.732,5.1,
7,US Airways,41.869,6,42.408,-1.3,
8,America West,22.130,8,21.132,4.7,
9,American Eagle,17.534,10,14.869,17.9,
10,Alaska,16.758,9,16.294,2.9,
* System equals domestic plus international,,,,,,
Note: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market",,,,,