Table 7: Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Oct-07,Oct-08,Change %,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),57.2,52.9,-7.5,570.8,552.1,-3.3
Flights (in thousands),841.2,757.6,-9.9,"8,227.1","7,895.8",-4.0
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions),49.1,44.9,-8.5,498.0,483.0,-3.0
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),62.5,56.2,-10.0,618.2,602.4,-2.5
Load Factor*,78.5,79.8,1.3,80.6,80.2,-0.4
Flight Stage Length**,613.9,605.1,-1.4,616.7,624.3,1.2
Passenger Trip Length***,857.7,848.2,-1.1,872.4,874.8,0.3
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic 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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