"Table 16. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by December 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements",,,,,
Passenger numbers in thousands (000),,,,,
Dec 2008 Rank,Carrier,Dec 2008 Enplaned Passengers,Dec 2007 Rank,Dec 2007 Enplaned Passengers,Pct. Change 2007-2008
1,American,"1,720.7",1,"1,844.8",-6.7
2,Delta,993.7,3,958.6,3.7
3,Continental,947.5,4,958.0,-1.1
4,United,877.0,2,996.0,-11.9
5,Northwest,756.0,5,777.3,-2.7
6,US Airways,482.9,6,475.5,1.6
7,Alaska,158.0,7,212.8,-25.7
8,JetBlue,139.4,12,83.3,67.4
9,ExpressJet,138.8,8,177.0,-21.6
10,Spirit,98.3,10,128.9,-23.8
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market",,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,