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June 2008 Airline Traffic Data: Six-Month 2008 System Traffic Down 0.4 Percent from 2007 and Down 2.7 Percent in June

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 - The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines during the first six months of 2008 declined by 0.4 percent from the same period in 2007, dropping to 378.2 million, 1.5 million less than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data (Table 1).

BTS, a part of DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that U.S. airlines carried 1.1 percent fewer domestic passengers and 5.1 percent more international passengers during the first six months of 2008 than during the same period in 2007 (Tables 7, 13). 

In June, the most recent data month, U.S. airlines carried 67.8 million scheduled domestic and international passengers, 2.7 percent less than in June 2007, the fourth consecutive monthly decline from the same month of the previous year (Table 2).  The number of domestic passengers decreased 3.3 percent in June from a year earlier and international passengers increased 2.4 percent (Tables 7, 13).

U.S. airlines carried 2.3 percent fewer scheduled domestic and international passengers in the second quarter than in the April-June period a year ago.  The number of domestic passengers decreased 3.0 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier and international passengers increased 3.4 percent (Tables 2, 7, 13).

The combined domestic and international system load factor of 79.3 percent for January through June was down 0.4 load factor points from last year's record for the six-month period (Table 1).  Load factor measures the use of the airlines' passenger capacity. 

Top Airlines

Southwest Airlines carried more total system and more domestic passengers for the first six months than any other U.S. airline (Tables 3 and 9).  American Airlines carried more international passengers than any other U.S. carrier (Table 15).

America West Airlines and US Airways now operate under a single certificate and report jointly as US Airways.  Numbers reported as US Airways in this release for previous years do not include America West's numbers.  See the notes for system, domestic and international airline ranking tables 3, 4, 9, 10, 15 and 16 for America West's 2007 passenger numbers.

Top Airports

More total system and domestic passengers boarded planes in the first six months at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International than at any other U.S. airport (Tables 5 and 11); and more international passengers boarded U.S. carriers at Miami International than at any other U.S. airport (Table 17).   

Flights Operated

U.S. carriers operated 5.2 million domestic and international flights in the first six months of 2008, 1.7 percent fewer than were operated during the same period in 2007 (Table 1).  Domestic flights decreased 1.9 percent from the previous year while international flights were up 1.4 percent (Tables 7, 13).

In June, U.S. airlines operated 885,800 scheduled domestic and international flights, down 2.0 percent from the number of flights operated in June 2007 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 2.2 percent in June from a year earlier while international flights were up 0.1 percent (Tables 7, 13).

System (Domestic + International) Comparisons (Tables 1-6)

In other total system comparisons from the first six months of 2007 to the first six months of 2008 and from June 2007 to June 2008 (Table 1):

Revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 1.5 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, RPMs were down 0.9 percent.

Available seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown, were up 1.9 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, ASMs were up 1.2 percent.

Passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.4 load factor points at 79.3 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, load factor decreased 1.8 load factor points to 83.9 percent.

Flight stage length, the average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 2.9 percent in the first six months of 2008. In June, flight stage length was up 2.2 percent.

Passenger trip length, the average distance flown per passenger, was up 1.9 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, passenger trip length was up 1.8 percent.

Among U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 52.3 million passengers on its system in the first six months of 2008, the most of any airline (Table 3). In June, Southwest carried 9.5 million passengers on its system, the most of any airline (Table 4).

Among airports, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest U.S. airport in the first six months of 2008, with 21.2 million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 5).  In June, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest U.S. airport with 3.9 million domestic and international passenger boardings on U. S. carriers (Table 6).

Domestic Air Travel (Tables 7-12)

U.S. airlines carried 331.4 million scheduled domestic passengers during the first six months of 2008, down 1.1 percent from the 335.2 million carried during the same period in 2007 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 4.7 million flights, down 1.9 percent from the number of flights operated in 2007 (Table 7).

In the most recent data month, June, the airlines carried 59.4 million scheduled domestic passengers, down 3.3 percent from the number of passengers carried during June 2007 (Table 8). The passengers were carried on 811,500 flights, down 2.2 percent from the 829,400 flights operated in June 2007 (Table 7).

In other domestic comparisons from the first six months of 2007 to the first six months of 2008 and from June 2007 to June 2008 (Table 7):

Domestic revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down 0.5 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, domestic RPMs were down 2.9 percent. 

Domestic available seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown, were down 0.1 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, domestic ASMs were down 0.6 percent.

Domestic passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.3 load factor points at 79.6 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, domestic load factor was down 2.0 load factor points at 84.3 percent.

Domestic flight stage length, the average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 1.9 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, domestic flight stage length was up 1.3 percent.

Domestic passenger trip length, the average distance flown per passenger, was up 0.7 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, domestic passenger trip length was also up 0.4 percent.

Southwest carried 52.3 million domestic passengers in the first six months of 2008, the most of any airline (Table 9). In June, Southwest carried 9.5 million domestic passengers, the most of any airline (Table 10).

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport in the first six months of 2008, with 19.1 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In June, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 3.5 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 12).

International Air Travel (Tables 13-18)

U.S. airlines carried 46.8 million scheduled international passengers during the first six months of 2008, up 5.1 percent from the 44.5 million carried during the same period in 2007 (Table 14). The passengers were carried on 436,700 flights, up 1.4 percent from the 430,600 flights operated in 2007 (Table 13).

In the most recent data month, June, the airlines carried 8.4 million scheduled international passengers, up 2.4 percent from the number of passengers carried during June 2007. The passengers were carried on 74,400 flights, up 0.1 percent from the 74,300 flights operated in June 2007 (Table 13).

In other international comparisons from the first six months of 2007 to the first six months of 2008 and from June 2007 to June 2008 (Table 13):

International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 6.4 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, international RPMs were up 4.0 percent. 

International available seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown, were up 6.9 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, international ASMs were up 5.6 percent.

International passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.4 load factor points to 78.8 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, international load factor was down 1.3 load factor points to 83.0 percent.

International flight stage length, the average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 4.7 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, international flight stage length was up 4.4 percent.

International passenger trip length, the average distance flown per passenger, was up 1.2 percent in the first six months of 2008.  In June, international passenger trip length was up 1.5 percent.

American carried 10.7 million international passengers in the first six months of 2008, the most of any U.S. airline (Table 15). In June, American carried 1.9 million international passengers, the most of any U.S. airline (Table 16).

Miami International was the busiest U.S. airport for international travel on U.S. carriers in the first six months of 2008, with 2.5 million international passenger boardings (Table 17). In June, Miami was the busiest international airport with 454,400 international passenger boardings on U.S. carriers (Table 18).

Reporting Notes

Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial U.S. air carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic. This release includes data received by BTS from 88 carriers as of Sept. 3 for U.S. carrier scheduled civilian operations. Go to http://www.transtats.bts.gov/releaseinfo.asp for the complete list of reporting and non-reporting carriers.  U.S. carriers' foreign point-to-point flights are included in system and international totals. To create a customized table for passengers, flights, RPMs, ASMs and other data, including non-scheduled service, go to http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/air_carrier_traffic_statistics/.

Additional traffic numbers are available on the BTS website at TranStats, the Intermodal Transportation Database, at http://transtats.bts.gov.  Click on "Aviation."  For system passengers, RPMs and ASMs by carrier through June, click on "Air Carrier Summary Data (Form 41 and 298C Summary Data)," and then click on "Schedule T-1." Use crosstabs to find scheduled service.

For domestic numbers through June and international numbers through March by origin as well as by carrier, after clicking on "Aviation," click on "Air Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic)."  Click on "T-100 Market" for system passenger numbers, "T-100 Domestic Market" for domestic or "T-100 International Market" for international.  For flights, stage length and trip length, use the appropriate T-100 Segment database. Use crosstabs to find scheduled service.

TranStats system and international totals do not include U.S. carriers' foreign point-to-point flights. For June, U.S. carriers reported 227,011 foreign point-to-point passengers. For January through June, U.S. carriers reported 1,420,279 foreign point-to-point passengers.

Data are subject to revision.  BTS has scheduled Oct. 17 for the release of July traffic data.

Table 1: Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers

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  Monthly Year-to-Date
June 2007 June 2008 Change % 2007 2008 Change %
Passengers (in millions) 69.7 67.8 -2.7 379.7 378.2 -0.4
Flights (in thousands) 903.7 885.8 -2.0 5,272.8 5,185.2 -1.7
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions) 75.9 75.2 -0.9 406.0 411.9 1.5
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) 88.6 89.7 1.2 509.4 519.1 1.9
Load Factor* 85.7 83.9 -1.8 79.7 79.3 -0.4
Flight Stage Length** 711.7 727.3 2.2 702.7 722.9 2.9
Passenger Trip Length*** 1,089.5 1,109.1 1.8 1,069.1 1,089.1 1.9

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 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.

Table 2: Total System (Domestic and International) Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Carriers

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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  2006 2007 2006-2007 Pct. Change 2008 2007-2008 Pct. Change
January 55.6 57.1 2.8 57.8 1.1
February 53.3 54.1 1.4 56.6 4.6
March 65.8 67.2 2.0 67.1 -0.1
April 63.2 64.9 2.7 63.1 -2.8
May 64.4 66.8 3.6 65.9 -1.3
June 67.2 69.7 3.6 67.8 -2.7
July 69.5 72.4 4.1    
August 66.5 71.3 7.3    
September 56.4 59.2 4.9    
October 61.6 64.2 4.1    
November 60.3 61.9 2.7    
December 60.7 60.8 0.2    
6- Mo Total 369.6 379.7 2.7 378.2 -0.4
Yr. Total 744.7 769.6 3.3    

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 3: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by January- June 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Jan-June 2008 Rank Carrier Jan-June 2008 Enplaned Passengers Jan-June 2007 Rank Jan-June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Southwest 52.260 1 49.792 5.0
2 American 47.329 2 48.619 -2.7
3 Delta 35.335 3 36.067 -2.0
4 United 32.229 4 34.533 -6.7
5 US Airways** 27.935 7 18.784 48.7
6 Northwest 25.567 5 26.993 -5.3
7 Continental 24.270 6 24.381 -0.5
8 AirTran 12.236 8 11.375 7.6
9 JetBlue 11.111 10 10.611 4.7
10 SkyWest 10.468 9 10.751 -2.6

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* System equals domestic plus international

** US Airways Jan-June 2008 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The Jan-June 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 10.558 million system passengers in Jan-June 2007.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 4: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by June 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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June 2008 Rank Carrier June 2008 Enplaned Passengers June 2007 Rank June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Southwest 9.452 1 9.524 -0.8
2 American 8.410 2 8.658 -2.9
3 Delta 6.460 3 6.701 -3.6
4 United 5.911 4 6.222 -5.0
5 US Airways** 4.866 7 3.272 48.7
6 Northwest 4.555 5 4.770 -4.5
7 Continental 4.299 6 4.432 -3.0
8 AirTran 2.337 8 2.245 4.1
9 JetBlue 1.887 11 1.813 4.1
10 SkyWest 1.843 9 1.980 -6.9

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* System equals domestic plus international

** US Airways June 2008 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The June 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 1.881million system passengers in June 2007.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 5: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January- June 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Jan-June 2008 Rank Airport Jan-June 2008 Enplaned Passengers Jan-June 2007 Rank Jan-June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Atlanta 21.187 1 20.777 2.0
2 Chicago O'Hare 15.766 2 17.031 -7.4
3 Dallas-Ft. Worth 13.400 3 13.839 -3.2
4 Denver 11.974 4 11.670 2.6
5 Los Angeles 11.334 5 11.635 -2.6
6 Las Vegas 10.336 7 10.546 -2.0
7 Phoenix 10.067 6 10.517 -4.3
8 Houston Bush 9.898 8 10.053 -1.5
9 Orlando 8.755 10 8.515 2.8
10 Detroit Metro 8.585 9 8.576 0.1

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* System equals domestic plus international

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 6: Top 10 U.S. Airports ranked by June 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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June 2008 Rank Airport June 2008 Enplaned Passengers June 2007 Rank June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Atlanta 3.891 1 3.937 -1.2
2 Chicago O'Hare 2.910 2 3.127 -7.0
3 Dallas-Ft. Worth 2.479 3 2.504 -1.0
4 Denver 2.229 5 2.165 2.9
5 Los Angeles 2.090 4 2.178 -4.0
6 Houston Bush 1.793 8 1.789 0.2
7 Las Vegas 1.762 6 1.862 -5.4
8 Phoenix 1.667 7 1.818 -8.3
9 New York JFK 1.533 11 1.486 3.2
10 Detroit Metro 1.520 10 1.514 0.4

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* System equals domestic plus international

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 7: Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers

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  Monthly Year-to-Date
June 2007 June 2008 Change % 2007 2008 Change %
Passengers (in millions) 61.5 59.4 -3.3 335.2 331.4 -1.1
Flights (in thousands) 829.4 811.5 -2.2 4,842.2 4,748.5 -1.9
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions) 54.0 52.4 -2.9 291.4 290.0 -0.5
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) 62.6 62.2 -0.6 364.8 364.5 -0.1
Load Factor* 86.3 84.3 -2.0 79.9 79.6 -0.3
Flight Stage Length** 620.2 628.1 1.3 616.8 628.6 1.9
Passenger Trip Length*** 878.6 882.5 0.4 869.4 875.1 0.7

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.

Table 8: Domestic Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Carriers

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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  2006 2007 2006-2007 Pct. Change 2008 2007-2008 Pct. Change
January 48.9 50.0 2.3 50.3 0.5
February 47.4 47.8 0.9 49.6 3.9
March 58.3 59.2 1.6 58.6 -1.1
April 55.8 57.4 2.8 55.5 -3.3
May 57.1 59.3 3.7 57.9 -2.3
June 59.3 61.5 3.7 59.4 -3.3
July 60.8 63.4 4.3    
August 58.3 62.7 7.5    
September 50.0 52.3 4.7    
October 55.1 57.2 3.8    
November 53.9 55.0 2.2    
December 53.5 53.3 -0.5    
6- Mo Total 326.8 335.2 2.6 331.4 -1.1
Yr.  Total 658.4 679.2 3.2    

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 9: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by January- June 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Jan-June 2008 Rank Carrier Jan-June 2008 Enplaned Passengers Jan-June 2007 Rank Jan-June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Southwest 52.260 1 49.792 5.0
2 American 36.597 2 38.041 -3.8
3 Delta 29.329 3 30.528 -3.9
4 United 26.350 4 28.614 -7.9
5 US Airways* 24.646 7 16.490 49.5
6 Northwest 20.299 5 22.049 -7.9
7 Continental 17.967 6 18.538 -3.1
8 AirTran 12.236 8 11.349 7.8
9 JetBlue 10.504 9 10.278 2.2
10 SkyWest 9.880 10 10.225 -3.4

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market

* US Airways Jan-June 2008 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The Jan-June 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 9.848 million domestic passengers in Jan-June 2007.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 10: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by June 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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June 2008 Rank Carrier June 2008 Enplaned Passengers June 2007 Rank June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Southwest 9.452 1 9.524 -0.8
2 American 6.537 2 6.768 -3.4
3 Delta 5.223 3 5.570 -6.2
4 United 4.862 4 5.136 -5.3
5 US Airways* 4.254 7 2.792 52.4
6 Northwest 3.645 5 3.937 -7.4
7 Continental 3.129 6 3.300 -5.2
8 AirTran 2.337 8 2.240 4.3
9 JetBlue 1.782 11 1.745 2.1
10 SkyWest 1.742 9 1.884 -7.6

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market

* US Airways June 2008 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The June 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 1.777 million domestic passengers in June 2007.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 11: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January- June 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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Jan-June 2008 Rank Airport Jan-June 2008 Enplaned Passengers Jan-June 2007 Rank Jan-June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Atlanta 19.123 1 18.817 1.6
2 Chicago O'Hare 14.151 2 15.372 -7.9
3 Dallas-Ft. Worth 12.339 3 12.782 -3.5
4 Denver 11.557 4 11.307 2.2
5 Los Angeles 10.347 6 10.635 -2.7
6 Las Vegas 10.263 5 10.464 -1.9
7 Phoenix 9.696 7 10.179 -4.7
8 Orlando 8.697 9 8.473 2.6
9 Houston-Bush 8.220 8 8.489 -3.2
10 Charlotte 7.974 12 7.617 4.7

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 12: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by June 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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June 2008 Rank Airport June 2008 Enplaned Passengers June 2007 Rank June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Atlanta 3.479 1 3.540 -1.7
2 Chicago O'Hare 2.615 2 2.815 -7.1
3 Dallas-Ft. Worth 2.286 3 2.305 -0.8
4 Denver 2.161 4 2.101 2.8
5 Los Angeles 1.917 5 1.996 -3.9
6 Las Vegas 1.752 6 1.851 -5.4
7 Phoenix 1.609 7 1.761 -8.6
8 Houston-Bush 1.475 8 1.482 -0.5
9 Charlotte 1.416 12 1.359 4.3
10 Orlando 1.402 9 1.430 -2.0

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers

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  Monthly Year-to-Date
June 2007 June 2008 Change % 2007 2008 Change %
Passengers (in millions) 8.2 8.4 2.4 44.5 46.8 5.1
Flights (in thousands) 74.3 74.4 0.1 430.6 436.7 1.4
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions) 21.9 22.8 4.0 114.5 121.9 6.4
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) 26.0 27.4 5.6 144.6 154.6 6.9
Load Factor* 84.3 83.0 -1.3 79.2 78.8 -0.4
Flight Stage Length** 1,732.9 1,809.9 4.4 1,669.2 1,748.4 4.7
Passenger Trip Length*** 2,674.3 2,715.6 1.5 2,573.0 2,604.4 1.2

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International 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.

Table 14: International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Carriers

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

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  2006 2007 2006-2007 Pct. Change 2008 2007-2008 Pct. Change
January 6.7 7.1 6.0 7.5 4.9
February 6.0 6.3 5.4 6.9 9.3
March 7.5 7.9 5.0 8.5 7.2
April 7.3 7.5 1.9 7.6 1.2
May 7.3 7.5 2.6 8.0 6.5
June 7.9 8.2 3.3 8.4 2.4
July 8.7 8.9 3.2    
August 8.2 8.7 6.2    
September 6.5 6.9 6.6    
October 6.6 7.0 6.3    
November 6.4 6.9 6.5    
December 7.2 7.5 4.9    
6- Mo Total 42.8 44.5 4.0 46.8 5.1
Yr. Total 86.3 90.4 4.7    

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 15: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by January- June 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

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Jan-June 2008 Rank Carrier Jan-June 2008 Enplaned Passengers Jan-June 2007 Rank Jan-June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 American 10,732.0 1 10,578.4 1.5
2 Continental 6,303.4 3 5,843.1 7.9
3 Delta 6,006.0 4 5,538.4 8.4
4 United 5,879.6 2 5,919.4 -0.7
5 Northwest 5,268.3 5 4,944.1 6.6
6 US Airways* 3,289.3 6 2,294.3 43.4
7 ExpressJet 1,052.1 7 975.4 7.9
8 Executive 841.2 8 876.3 -4.0
9 Spirit 663.1 11 546.9 21.2
10 JetBlue 607.1 18 332.9 82.4

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

* US Airways Jan-June 2008 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The Jan-June 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 710.1 thousand international passengers in Jan-June 2007.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 16: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by June 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

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June 2008 Rank Carrier June 2008 Enplaned Passengers June 2007 Rank June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 American 1,872.4 1 1,890.4 -0.9
2 Delta 1,237.2 3 1,131.2 9.4
3 Continental 1,170.8 2 1,132.3 3.4
4 United 1,048.6 4 1,086.3 -3.5
5 Northwest 909.5 5 832.5 9.3
6 US Airways* 612.0 6 480.6 27.3
7 ExpressJet 169.9 7 175.8 -3.3
8 Executive 142.4 8 156.0 -8.7
9 Spirit 138.6 9 136.3 1.7
10 JetBlue 105.4 15 67.6 55.9

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

* US Airways June 2008 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The June 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 103.3 thousand international passengers in June 2007.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 17: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January- June 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

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Jan-June 2008 Rank Airport Jan-June 2008 Enplaned Passengers Jan-June 2007 Rank Jan-June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Miami 2,516.8 1 2,348.1 7.2
2 New York-JFK 2,103.3 3 1,856.3 13.3
3 Atlanta 2,064.0 2 1,960.4 5.3
4 Newark 1,977.7 4 1,809.4 9.3
5 Houston-Bush 1,677.3 6 1,564.4 7.2
6 Chicago-O'Hare 1,615.5 5 1,658.3 -2.6
7 Dallas-Ft. Worth 1,060.7 7 1,057.1 0.3
8 Los Angeles 986.5 8 999.4 -1.3
9 San Francisco 944.7 9 906.1 4.3
10 Detroit Metro 869.8 10 823.2 5.7

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

Table 18: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by June 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

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June 2008 Rank Airport June 2008 Enplaned Passengers June 2007 Rank June 2007 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2007-2008
1 Miami 454.4 1 426.4 6.5
2 Atlanta 412.6 2 397.1 3.9
3 New York JFK 407.9 3 375.1 8.7
4 Newark 371.5 4 353.2 5.2
5 Houston Bush 317.9 6 306.7 3.6
6 Chicago O'Hare 294.9 5 312.6 -5.7
7 Dallas-Ft. Worth 192.5 7 199.3 -3.4
8 San Francisco 174.2 9 175.0 -0.5
9 Los Angeles 173.0 8 182.3 -5.1
10 Philadelphia 165.1 10 165.6 -0.3

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
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