Table 9: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Previous Calendar Years,,
,Jan-08,Jan-09,Change %,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),7.5,6.9,-7.2,90.5,91.5,1.2
Flights (in thousands),72.8,67.3,-7.5,862.9,848.2,-1.7
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions),19.3,18.1,-6.2,237.1,244.1,2.9
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),25.2,24.7,-2.1,296.4,308.9,4.2
Load Factor*,76.6,73.3,-3.3,80.0,79.0,-1.0
Flight Stage Length**,"1,715.3","1,791.3",4.4,"1,703.5","1,785.7",4.8
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,581.4","2,609.9",1.1,"2,621.3","2,666.5",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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