Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,May-07,May-08,Change %,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),7.5,8.0,6.5,36.3,38.4,5.7
Flights (in thousands) ,72.7,73.4,1.0,356.3,362.4,1.7
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions) ,19.9,21.5,8.1,92.6,99.1,7.0
Available Seat-Miles(in billions),25.1,26.9,7.2,118.6,127.1,7.2
Load Factor*,79.4,80.0,0.6,78.1,77.9,-0.2
Flight Stage Length**,"1,698.0","1,788.9",5.4,"1,656.0","1,735.8",4.8
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,659.7","2,700.6",1.5,"2,550.2","2,580.1",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.,,,,,,
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