Load
factor is related to the potential capacity of a system relative to its
actual performance. The data include both transborder and foreign flights by
large U.S. carriers, but do not include any flights by foreign carriers.
Domestic Revenue Load Factors
Apr-04
Apr-05
Passenger revenue load
factors (percent)
76.87
76.92
Percent change from
same month previous year
5.65
0.07
NOTES: The current value
is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account
for seasonality.
The dramatic changes in the September 2001 data reflect the
impact of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, on aviation, including
several days in which commercial air operations were suspended.
The data reported here excludes small-certificated and commuter
carriers that began reporting T100 data in 2002 for comparability with
previous issues.
SOURCE: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Air Carrier Traffic
Statistics Monthly, July 2005.
