Table 7: Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Nov-07,Nov-08,Change %,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),55.0,47.6,-13.6,625.9,599.7,-4.2
Flights (in thousands),804.6,704.7,-12.4,9031.7,8600.7,-4.8
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions),47.3,40.5,-14.2,545.2,523.5,-4.0
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),60.8,53.4,-12.2,679.0,655.8,-3.4
Load Factor*,77.8,75.8,-2.0,80.3,79.8,-0.5
Flight Stage Length**,621.1,614.6,-1.0,617.1,623.4,1.0
Passenger Trip Length***,858.5,851.8,-0.8,871.2,873.0,0.2
"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.,,,,,,