ATA Airlines Reports November Scheduled Service Traffic


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%


            

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