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Table 12. International Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Seasonally-Adjusted, October 2017

International RPMs/ASMs (both seasonally-adjusted) in percent, Scheduled service only

Dataset Table:

2014 2015 2016 2017
January 82.3 80.9 81.1 81.1
February 81.5 81.5 80.9 80.7
March 80.6 81.2 80.4 80.8
April 82.1 79.3 80.2 82.3
May 82.2 80.9 79.9 81.1
June 80.5 80.7 80.7 81.1
July 79.7 81.2 80.9 80.9
August 80.7 81.3 79.6 81.2
September 80.9 80.9 80.6 79.9
October 80.6 82.2 80.8 79.8
November 80.1 81.5 82.2
December 80.7 80.7 81.4

Notes:

Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs) as a proportion of Available Seat-Miles (ASMs).

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment