INDIANAPOLIS, May 6, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc., the principal subsidiary of ATA Holdings Corp. (Pink Sheets:ATAHQ), today reported that April jet scheduled service traffic decreased 55.6 percent from 2004 to 502.0 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 46.5 percent compared to 2004 to 793.6 million ASMs (available seat miles). ATA's April jet scheduled service passenger load factor decreased 13.1 points to 63.2 percent. There were 402,306 passengers enplaned in April, a decrease of 56.1 percent.
As of April 30, 2005, ATA has a jet fleet of 22 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 12 Boeing 757-300s and five Lockheed L-1011s.
ATA Airlines now in its 32nd year of operation, offers dependable, easy and affordable travel to 30 destinations. ATA serves major business centers throughout the U.S. and popular leisure destinations, including Hawaii. ATA also offers travelers a broad array of travel destinations via its codeshare with Southwest Airlines. For more information about ATA, visit ata.com.
ATA Airlines Scheduled Service Statistics
April 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 501,968 1,131,521 -55.6%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 793,647 1,482,370 -46.5%
Load Factor 63.2% 76.3% -13.1 pts
Passengers Enplaned 402,306 915,488 -56.1%
Passenger Trip Length 1,248 1,236 1.0%
Year-To-Date 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 2,406,949 4,164,952 -42.2%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 3,792,157 6,001,364 -36.8%
Load Factor 63.5% 69.4% -5.9 pts
Passengers Enplaned 1,935,107 3,357,875 -42.4%
Passenger Trip Length 1,244 1,240 0.3%
ATA Airlines Chartered Service Statistics
April 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 176,407 133,781 31.9%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 325,097 293,325 10.8%
Passengers Enplaned 40,113 30,030 33.6%
Year-To-Date 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 724,327 624,785 15.9%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 1,447,820 1,279,138 13.2%
Passengers Enplaned 152,054 150,744 0.9%