INDIANAPOLIS, March 5, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc., today reported that February scheduled service traffic decreased 49.4 percent from 2005 to 266.0 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 58.3 percent compared to 2005 to 375.2 million ASMs (available seat miles). ATA's February scheduled service passenger load factor increased 12.5 points to 70.9 percent. There were 182,642 passengers enplaned in February, a decrease of 57.6 percent.
As of February 28, 2006, ATA has a fleet of 2 Boeing 737-300s, 12 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 4 Boeing 757-300s and 5 Lockheed L-1011s.
ATA Airlines is now in its 33rd year of operation. The carrier offers affordable travel to destinations such as Chicago, New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Hawaii, Florida and Mexico. Through direct and connecting codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 60 markets. For more information, visit ata.com.
ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled Service Statistics
February 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 265,965 525,729 -49.4%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 375,249 899,497 -58.3%
Load Factor 70.9% 58.4% 12.5 pts
Passengers Enplaned 182,642 431,057 -57.6%
Passenger Trip Length 1,456 1,220 19.3%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 585,406 1,223,648 -52.2%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 834,352 2,083,519 -60.0%
Load Factor 70.2% 58.7% 11.5 pts
Passengers Enplaned 409,495 971,764 -57.9%
Passenger Trip Length 1,430 1,259 13.6%
ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
February
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 105,345 171,156 -38.5%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 234,612 365,513 -35.8%
Passengers Enplaned 18,160 37,099 -51.0%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 230,778 343,553 -32.8%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 528,590 730,185 -27.6%
Passengers Enplaned 39,480 72,492 -45.5%