Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Annual,,
,Dec-07,Dec-08,Change %,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),7.5,7.1,-5.6,90.5,91.5,1.2
Flights (in thousands),72.3,67.3,-7.0,862.9,848.2,-1.7
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions),19.7,18.9,-4.2,237.1,244.1,2.9
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),25.1,24.5,-2.3,296.4,308.9,4.2
Load Factor*,78.5,77.1,-1.4,80.0,79.0,-1.0
Flight Stage Length**,"1,720.7","1,783.1",3.6,"1,703.5","1,785.7",4.8
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,609.1","2,647.2",1.5,"2,621.3","2,666.3",1.7
"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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