INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc., the principal subsidiary of ATA Holdings Corp. (ATAHQ), today reported that September scheduled service traffic decreased 44.6 percent from 2004 to 477.4 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 44.8 percent compared to 2004 to 672.9 million ASMs (available seat miles). ATA's September scheduled service passenger load factor increased 0.2 points to 70.9 percent. There were 393,345 passengers enplaned in September, a decrease of 42.8 percent.
As of September 30, 2005, ATA has a fleet of 20 Boeing 737-800s, six Boeing 757-200s, nine 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 daily nonstop service between the New York area and Chicago-Midway. For more information, visit ata.com
ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled Service Statistics
September 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 477,356 862,352 -44.6%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 672,864 1,220,001 -44.8%
Load Factor 70.9% 70.7% 0.2 pts
Passengers Enplaned 393,345 687,287 -42.8%
Passenger Trip Length 1,214 1,255 -3.3%
Year-To-Date 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 5,398,408 9,786,828 -44.8%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 7,736,060 13,248,193 -41.6%
Load Factor 69.8% 73.9% -4.1 pts
Passengers Enplaned 4,311,563 7,846,054 -45.0%
Passenger Trip Length 1,252 1,247 0.4%
ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
September 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 186,064 196,895 -5.5%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 328,471 355,719 -7.7%
Passengers Enplaned 29,829 40,492 -26.3%
Year-To-Date 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 1,579,136 1,447,177 9.1%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 2,970,146 2,820,363 5.3%
Passengers Enplaned 309,763 343,708 -9.9%