ATA Airlines Reports Record September Load Factor

September 2006 Scheduled Service Up 3.6 Points


INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 4, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines today reported that September year over year scheduled service passenger load factor increased 3.6 points to 74.5 percent. This number represents the highest September load factor in the airline's 33-year history. Year-to-date, ATA's load factor is up 10.2 points from 2005.

ATA enplaned 194,583 passengers in September, a decrease of 50.5 percent over a year ago. September scheduled service traffic decreased 37.6 percent from 2005 to 298.0 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 40.6 percent compared to 2005 to 399.8 million ASMs (available seat miles).

As of October 3, 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 from destinations like Guadalajara, Cancun, Hawaii, Oakland, Chicago, New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Washington, DC. Through direct and connecting Southwest Airlines codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 60 markets. ATA provides features travelers have come to expect, including 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
 September                                    2006      2005    Change
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 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s)      297,967    477,356   -37.6%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)         399,815    672,864   -40.6%
 Load Factor                                  74.5%      70.9%     3.6 pts
 Passengers Enplaned                        194,583    393,345   -50.5%
 Passenger Trip Length                        1,531      1,214    26.1%

 Year-To-Date
 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s)    3,054,596  5,398,408  -43.4%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)       3,817,871  7,736,060  -50.6%
 Load Factor                                  80.0%     69.8%    10.2 pts
 Passengers Enplaned                      2,015,211  4,311,563  -53.3%
 Passenger Trip Length                        1,516      1,252   21.1%
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 ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
 September
 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s)      159,467    186,064  -14.3%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)         302,815    328,471   -7.8%
 Passengers Enplaned                         29,510     29,829   -1.1%

 Year-To-Date
 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s)    1,248,290  1,579,136  -21.0%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)       2,421,566  2,970,146  -18.5%
 Passengers Enplaned                        259,141    309,763  -16.3%

            

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