INDIANAPOLIS, July 6, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines today reported that June scheduled service passenger load factor increased by 12.9 points to 89.7% vs. 2005. That represents an all time record load factor for the Indianapolis based airline. "It's clearly a validation that we are currently targeting the right markets," says ATA Senior Vice President-Scheduled Service, Josef Loew. ATA enplaned a total of 242,797 passengers in June. Scheduled service traffic decreased 37.8 percent from 2005 to 387.4 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 46.7 percent compared to 2005 to 431.8 million ASMs (available seat miles).
As of June 30, 2006, ATA has a fleet of 3 Boeing 737-300s, 12 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 4 Boeing 757-300s and 4 Lockheed L-1011s.
Entering its 33rd year of operations, ATA offers affordable travel to destinations such as Hawaii, Chicago, New York, Oakland, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Washington DC and Mexico. Through direct and connecting Southwest Airlines codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 60 markets. ATA provides advanced seat assignments, self-service kiosks, Web check-in, and a frequent flier program with one of the lowest thresholds for earning travel in the industry. ATA Travel Awards members have the option when booking their flights on ata.com or at 1-800-I-FLY-ATA of earning either ATA Travel Awards points or Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards credits. For more information, visit ata.com.
ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled
Service Statistics
June 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 387,440 622,611 -37.8%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 431,793 810,525 -46.7%
Load Factor 89.7% 76.8% 12.9 pts
Passengers Enplaned 242,797 493,432 -50.8%
Passenger Trip Length 1,596 1,262 26.5%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 1,949,824 3,538,764 -44.9%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 2,518,893 5,376,209 -53.1%
Load Factor 77.4% 65.8% 11.6 pts
Passengers Enplaned 1,322,165 2,842,714 -53.5%
Passenger Trip Length 1,475 1,245 18.5%
ATA Airlines Charter
Service Statistics
June
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 141,586 158,586 -10.7%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 254,133 307,715 -17.4%
Passengers Enplaned 31,436 32,100 -2.1%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 777,715 1,049,607 -25.9%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 1,550,246 2,077,745 -25.4%
Passengers Enplaned 170,255 218.234 -22.0%