Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Sep-06,Sep-07,Change %,2006,2007,Change %
Passengers (in millions),6.5,6.9,6.5,66.1,69.0,4.4
Flights (in thousands) ,65.7,65.6,-0.1,648.4,652.4,0.6
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions) ,18.1,19.5,7.7,169.9,180.0,5.9
Available Seat-Miles(in billions),23.3,24.6,5.3,212.2,223.7,5.4
Load Factor*,77.7,79.3,1.6,80.1,80.5,0.4
Flight Stage Length**,1735.7,1825.0,5.1,1629.5,1702.3,4.5
Passenger Trip Length***,2802.4,2834.0,1.1,2570.0,2607.9,1.5
"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.,,,,,,