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Airline Traffic Numbers Continue To Fall

September Saw Steepest Monthly Drop Since August '02

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on US airlines during September 2008 declined by 8.4 percent from September 2007, dropping by 5 million to 54.2 million, in the seventh consecutive monthly decline from the same month of the previous year and the largest percentage monthly decrease since August 2002, the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported Thursday.

BTS reported the number of domestic passengers decreased 8.9 percent in September from a year earlier, the steepest monthly decrease for domestic passengers since August 2002. International passengers decreased 5.0 percent, the first monthly year-to-year decrease in international passengers since August 2003.

For the first nine months of 2008, the number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines declined by 2.1 percent from the same period in 2007, dropping to 570.4 million, 12.3 million fewer than a year earlier

US airlines carried 2.8 percent fewer domestic passengers and 3.2 percent more international passengers in the first nine months of 2008 than during the same period in 2007. The combined domestic and international system load factor of 80.1 percent for January through September was down 0.6 load factor points from last year’s record for the nine-month period.

Southwest Airlines carried more total system and more domestic passengers for the first nine months than any other US airline, while American Airlines carried more international passengers than any other US carrier. Atlanta was home to the busiest airport for domestic travelers, while more international passengers left from Miami than any other airport.

US carriers operated 7.8 million domestic and international flights in the first nine months of 2008, 3.1 percent fewer than were operated during the same period in 2007. Domestic flights decreased 3.4 percent from the previous year while international flights were down 0.3 percent.

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