US airline passenger numbers drop in first half
11 September 2008U.S. airlines carried fewer domestic passengers but more international travelers during the first half of this year.
The overall number of scheduled passengers fell by 1.5 million, or 0.4 percent, to 378.2 million compared to the first six months of 2007, the Transportation Department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics said.
BTS said U.S. airlines carried 1.1 percent fewer domestic passengers and 5.1 percent more international passengers during the first half of the year.
source: IHT
