Table 5. International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. and Foreign Airlines*,,,
,Annual,,
,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),159.1,159.1,0.0
     U.S. Carriers,90.5,91.5,1.2
     Foreign Carriers,68.6,67.6,-1.5
Flights (in thousands),"1,361.3","1,341.0",-1.5
     U.S. Carriers,862.9,848.2,-1.7
     Foreign Carriers,498.4,492.8,-1.1
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions),501.7,504.1,0.5
     U.S. Carriers,237.1,244.1,2.9
     Foreign Carriers,264.6,260.0,-1.7
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),633.7,650.4,2.6
     U.S. Carriers,296.4,308.9,4.2
     Foreign Carriers,337.3,341.5,1.2
Load Factor**,79.2,77.5,-1.7
     U.S. Carriers,80.0,79.0,-1.0
     Foreign Carriers,78.4,76.1,-2.3
Flight Stage Length***,"2,056.4","2,121.3",3.2
Passenger Trip Length****,"3,154.9","3,169.3",0.5
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market and Segment",,,
"* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States.  For U.S. carrier scheduled international service data for 2008, see the BTS December air traffic press release http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts012_09/html/bts012_09.html ** 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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