Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Nov-07,Nov-08,Change %,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),6.9,6.4,-6.8,82.9,84.4,1.8
Flights (in thousands),66.2,62.4,-5.7,790.6,781.0,-1.2
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions),18.1,17.1,-5.4,217.4,225.2,3.6
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),23.1,23.0,-0.5,271.3,284.4,4.8
Load Factor*,78.4,74.3,-4.1,80.1,79.2,-0.9
Flight Stage Length**,"1,729.5","1,796.0",3.8,"1,701.9","1,785.9",4.9
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,634.3","2,673.8",1.5,"2,622.4","2,667.9",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.,,,,,,