INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc., the principal subsidiary of ATA Holdings Corp. (Pink Sheets:ATAHQ), today reported that August scheduled service traffic decreased 45.0 percent from 2004 to 674.7 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 46.3 percent compared to 2004 to 831.6 million ASMs (available seat miles). ATA's August scheduled service passenger load factor increased 1.9 points to 81.1 percent. There were 526,694 passengers enplaned in August, a decrease of 45.5 percent.
As of August 31, 2005, ATA has a fleet of 21 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 9 Boeing 757-300s and five Lockheed L-1011s. ATA Airlines, now in its 32nd year of operation, offers "easy" and affordable travel to major business centers and popular vacation destinations like New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Boston, Hawaii, Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean. Through direct ATA flights and connecting Southwest Airlines codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 75 destinations. Try ATA's 15-times-every-weekday nonstop service between the New York area and Chicago-Midway. For more information, visit ata.com.
ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled Service Statistics
August 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(000s) 674,663 1,226,169 -45.0%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
(000s) 831,603 1,548,690 -46.3%
Load Factor 81.1% 79.2% 1.9pts
Passengers Enplaned 526,694 966,483 -45.5%
Passenger Trip Length 1,281 1,269 0.9%
Year-To-Date 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(000s) 4,921,052 8,924,475 -44.9%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
(000s) 7,063,197 12,028,192 -41.3%
Load Factor 69.7% 74.2% -4.5pts
Passengers Enplaned 3,918,218 7,158,767 -45.3%
Passenger Trip Length 1,256 1,247 0.7%
ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
August 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(000s) 174,178 194,389 -10.4%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
(000s) 301,308 337,402 -10.7%
Passengers Enplaned 29,134 41,848 -30.4%
Year-To-Date 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(000s) 1,393,072 1,250,282 11.4%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
(000s) 2,641,675 2,464,644 7.2%
Passengers Enplaned 279,934 303,216 -7.7%