INDIANAPOLIS, April 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc. today reported that scheduled service passenger load factor increased 7.3 points to 84.8 percent. There were 225,805 passengers enplaned in March, a decrease of 2.1 percent. Scheduled service traffic increased 12.8 percent from 2006 to 367.2 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity increased 3.0 percent compared to 2006 to 432.9 million ASMs (available seat miles).
As of March 31, 2007, ATA has a fleet of 3 Boeing 737-300s, 12 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 4 Boeing 757-300s, 4 Lockheed L-1011s and 7 DC10-30s.
In its 34th year of operations, ATA, a subsidiary of Global Aero Logistics Inc., offers affordable scheduled service travel from destinations such as Guadalajara, Cancun, Hawaii, Oakland, Chicago, New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Washington, DC. Through connecting Southwest Airlines codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 60 markets. For more information, visit www.ata.com.
ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled Service Statistics
March 2007 2006 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 367,217 325,495 12.8%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 432,861 420,124 3.0%
Load Factor 84.8% 77.5% 7.3 pts
Passengers Enplaned 225,805 230,605 -2.1%
Passenger Trip Length 1,626 1,411 15.2%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 918,313 910,901 0.8%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 1,188,074 1,254,476 -5.3%
Load Factor 77.3% 72.6% 4.7 pts
Passengers Enplaned 568,101 640,100 -11.2%
Passenger Trip Length 1,616 1,423 13.6%
ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
March
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 146,938 142,238 3.3%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 255,548 263,471 -3.0%
Passengers Enplaned 36,362 35,788 1.6%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 372,156 373,016 -0.2%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 751,363 792,061 -5.1%
Passengers Enplaned 94,552 75,268 25.6%