ATA Airlines Reports Rise in Load Factor for November

Scheduled Service Traffic Up 3.0 Points


INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ATA Airlines today reported that its November scheduled service passenger load factor increased 3.0 points to 77.2 percent vs. 2005.

ATA enplaned a total of 198,057 passengers in November, a decrease of 41.9 percent year-over-year. November scheduled service traffic decreased 26.2 percent from 2005 to 316.5 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles.) Capacity decreased 29.1 percent compared to 2005 to 409.8 million ASMs (available seat miles).

As of December 5, 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, Los Angeles, Ontario, California, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, 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
              November                      2006      2005    Change
 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
  (000s)                                  316,509    428,747  -26.2%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
  (000s)                                  409,848    577,997  -29.1%
 Load Factor                                 77.2%      74.2% 3.0 pts
 Passengers Enplaned                      198,057    341,143  -41.9%
 Passenger Trip Length                      1,598      1,257   27.1%

      Year-To-Date
 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
  (000s)                                3,697,205  6,331,619  -41.6%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
  (000s)                                4,637,526  9,003,558  -48.5%
 Load Factor                                 79.7%      70.3% 9.4 pts
 Passengers Enplaned                    2,418,773  5,062,440  -52.2%
 Passenger Trip Length                      1,529      1,251   22.2%

    ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
               November
 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
  (000s)                                  104,853    107,224   -2.2%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
  (000s)                                  228,130    247,838   -8.0%
 Passengers Enplaned                       25,681     20,200   27.1%

      Year-To-Date
 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
  (000s)                                1,471,414  1,808,353  -18.6%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
  (000s)                                2,874,967  3,482,237  -17.4%
 Passengers Enplaned                      315,334    353,223  -10.7%

            

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