"Table 3. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements",,,,,
"Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)",,,,,
2008 Rank,Carrier,2008 Enplaned Passengers,2007 Rank,2007 Enplaned Passengers,Pct. Change 2007-2008
1,Southwest,101.921,1,101.911,0.0
2,American,92.772,2,98.165,-5.5
3,Delta,71.615,3,72.924,-1.8
4,United,63.071,4,68.363,-7.7
5,US Airways**,54.776,7,42.172,29.9
6,Northwest,48.772,5,53.678,-9.1
7,Continental,46.919,6,48.975,-4.2
8,AirTran,24.574,8,23.741,3.5
9,JetBlue,21.824,10,21.305,2.4
10,SkyWest,20.668,9,22.047,-6.3
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market",,,,,
* System equals domestic plus international,,,,,
** US Airways' Oct-Nov 2007 and Jan-Nov 2008 numbers are the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The Jan-Sept 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 15.657 million system passengers in Jan-Sept 2007. ,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,
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