ATA Reports Rise in Load Factor for February; Scheduled Service Traffic up 4.6 Points


INDIANAPOLIS, March 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc. today reported that February 2007 scheduled passenger load factor increased 4.6 points to 75.5 percent compared to February 2006.

ATA enplaned 164,929 passengers in February, a decrease of 9.7 percent year-over-year. February scheduled service traffic decreased 0.5 percent from 2006 to 264.4 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 6.6 percent compared to 2006 to 350.5 million ASMs (available seat miles).

As of February 28, 2007, ATA has a fleet of 3 Boeing 737-300s, 12 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 4 Boeing 757-300s, 4 Lockheed L-1011s and 6 DC10-30s.

ATA Airlines is now in its 34th year of operation. The carrier offers affordable travel to destinations such as New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Hawaii, Florida and Mexico. Through direct and connecting codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 60 markets. For more information, visit ata.com.


             ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled Service Statistics
                               February

                                         2007       2006     Change

 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 264,762    265,965     -0.5%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)    350,494    375,249     -6.6%
 Load Factor                              75.5%      70.9%     4.6 pts
 Passengers Enplaned                   164,929    182,642     -9.7%
 Passenger Trip Length                   1,605      1,456     10.2%


                             Year-To-Date

 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 551,096    585,406     -5.9%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)    755,213    834,352     -9.5%
 Load Factor                              73.0%      70.2%     2.8 pts
 Passengers Enplaned                   342,296    409,495    -16.4%
 Passenger Trip Length                   1,610      1,430     12.6%


                ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
                               February

 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 113,668    105,345      7.9%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)    246,052    234,612      4.9%
 Passengers Enplaned                    27,943     18,160     53.9%


                             Year-To-Date
 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 225,217    230,778     -2.4%
 Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)    495,814    528,590     -6.2%
 Passengers Enplaned                    58,190     39,480     47.4%

            

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