INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc., the principal subsidiary of ATA Holdings Corp. (Pink Sheets:ATAHQ), today reported that November scheduled service traffic decreased 49.6 percent from 2004 to 428.7 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 52.1 percent compared to 2004 to 578.0 million ASMs (available seat miles). ATA's November scheduled service passenger load factor increased 3.7 points to 74.2 percent. There were 341,143 passengers enplaned in November, a decrease of 50.7 percent.
As of November 30, 2005, ATA has a fleet of 18 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 7 Boeing 757-300s and five Lockheed L-1011s.
ATA Airlines is now in its 33rd 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 www.ata.com.
ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled Service Statistics
November 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(000s) 428,747 850,746 -49.6%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
(000s) 577,997 1,207,078 -52.1%
Load Factor 74.2% 70.5% 3.7pts
Passengers Enplaned 341,143 691,524 -50.7%
Passenger Trip Length 1,257 1,230 2.2%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(000s) 6,331,619 11,628,369 -45.6%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
(000s) 9,003,558 15,843,274 -43.2%
Load Factor 70.3% 73.4% -3.1 pts
Passengers Enplaned 5,062,440 9,346,770 -45.8%
Passenger Trip Length 1,251 1,244 0.6%
ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
November
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(000s) 107,224 168,302 -36.3%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
(000s) 247,838 326,208 -24.0%
Passengers Enplaned 20,200 37,468 -46.1%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs)
(000s) 1,808,353 1,791,733 0.9%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs)
(000s) 3,482,237 3,471,256 0.3%
Passengers Enplaned 353,223 423,200 -16.5%