Table 1: Scheduled Domestic and International Airline Travel on U.S. and Foreign Airlines*,,,
,Annual,,
,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),838.2,809.0,-3.5
Flights (in thousands),11200.9,10663.4,-4.8
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions),1096.3,1073.3,-2.1
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),1378.1,1364.2,-1.0
Load Factor**,79.5,78.7,-0.9
Flight Stage Length***,793.9,812.3,2.3
Passenger Trip Length****,1307.9,1326.8,1.4
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market and Segment",,,
"* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled domestic and international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States.  For U.S. domestic service data for 2008, see the BTS December air traffic press release http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts012_09/html/bts012_09.html",,,
** 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.,,,