"Table 3. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by Jan.-September 2006 System* Scheduled Enplanements",,,,,
"Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) ",,,,,
Jan-Sep 2006 Rank,Carrier,Jan-Sep 2006 Enplaned Passengers,Jan-Sep 2005 Rank,Jan-Sep 2005 Enplaned Passengers,
1,American ,74.5,1,74.3,
2,Southwest ,72.2,3,66.2,
3,Delta ,55.7,2,67.0,
4,United  ,52.6,4,50.2,
5,Northwest ,41.2,5,43.6,
6,Continental  ,35.2,7,32.0,
7,US Airways,27.5,6,32.9,
8,America West ,16.1,8,16.7,
9,AirTran  ,15.0,11,12.2,
10,SkyWest  ,14.6,12,12.2,
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market",,,,,
* System equals domestic plus international,,,,,
Note: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding,,,,,