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%