Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Apr-07,Apr-08,Change %,2007,2008,Change %
Passengers (in millions),7.5,7.6,1.2,28.8,30.4,5.4
Flights (in thousands) ,72.3,72.1,-0.2,283.6,288.4,1.7
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions) ,19.0,19.8,3.8,72.7,77.5,6.6
Available Seat-Miles(in billions),24.0,25.6,6.3,93.5,100.2,7.1
Load Factor*,79.2,77.3,-1.9,77.8,77.4,-0.4
Flight Stage Length**,"1,655.5","1,744.4",5.4,"1,645.2","1,724.1",4.8
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,544.1","2,609.3",2.6,"2,521.8","2,549.5",1.1
"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.,,,,,,