Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Oct-07,Oct-08,Change %,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),7.0,6.7,-3.6,76.0,78.0,2.6
Flights (in thousands),66.6,62.9,-5.6,724.4,718.6,-0.8
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions),19.3,19.1,-1.2,199.3,208.1,4.4
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),24.4,24.6,0.5,248.2,261.4,5.3
Load Factor*,79.1,77.8,-1.3,80.3,79.6,-0.7
Flight Stage Length**,"1,794.6","1,874.3",4.4,"1,699.4","1,785.0",5.0
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,772.7","2,843.1",2.5,"2,621.3","2,667.5",1.8
"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.,,,,,,