INDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc. reported today that its passenger load factor for scheduled service increased to 87.1%, up by 6.4% compared with 80.7% for the same period in 2006. A total of 220,496 passengers enplaned in April, a decrease of 3.4%, compared with 228,287 for the same period a year ago. Scheduled service traffic increased to 354.3 million Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), 6.8% higher than that for the same period in 2006. Capacity, denoted by Available Seat Miles (ASMs), decreased 1.1 percent to 406.9 million compared with April 2006.
As of April 30, 2007, 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.
ATA Airlines, a subsidiary of Global Aero Logistics, Inc., in its 34th year of operations, offers affordable scheduled service travel from destinations such as Guadalajara, Cancun, Hawaii, Oakland, Chicago, New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Washington, DC. A codeshare agreement with Southwest Airlines allows ATA to serves customers in more than 60 markets. For more information, visit www.ata.com.
ATA Airlines Scheduled Service Statistics
April 2007 2006 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 354,292 331,717 6.8%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 406,909 411,239 -1.1%
Load Factor 87.1% 80.7% 6.4 pts
Passengers Enplaned 220,496 228,287 -3.4%
Passenger Trip Length 1,607 1,453 10.6%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 1,272,605 1,242,618 2.4%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 1,594,983 1,665,715 -4.2%
Load Factor 79.8% 74.6% 5.2 pts
Passengers Enplaned 788,597 868,387 -9.2%
Passenger Trip Length 1,614 1,431 12.8%
ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
April
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 117,602 121,874 -3.5%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 223,145 226,255 -1.4%
Passengers Enplaned 27,402 34,624 -20.9%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 489,757 494,890 -1.0%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 974,508 1,018,316 -4.3%
Passengers Enplaned 121,954 109,892 11.0%