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- noun aviation A measure of an
airline flight's passenger carryingcapacity . It is equal to the number of seats onboard an aircraft multiplied by the distance flown in miles. Seats that are not available for sale torevenue -paying passengers (e.g., seats reserved for crew rest, etc.) are excluded from this calculation.
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