Table 9: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Previous Calendar Years,,
,Jan-07,Jan-08,Change %,2006,2007,Change %
Passengers (in millions),7.1,7.5,4.9,86.3,90.4,4.7
Flights (in thousands) ,71.9,72.6,1.0,849.8,856.8,0.8
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions) ,18.1,19.3,6.6,222.9,237.1,6.4
Available Seat-Miles(in billions),23.7,25.2,6.1,280.6,296.3,5.6
Load Factor*,76.1,76.5,0.4,79.4,80.0,0.6
Flight Stage Length**,"1,644.5","1,719.1",4.5,"1,640.3","1,714.2",4.5
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,540.7","2,583.0",1.7,"2,582.4","2,623.1",1.6
"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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