INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ATA Airlines today reported that its December scheduled service passenger load factor increased 3.3 points to 79.1 percent vs. December 2005.
ATA enplaned 217,029 passengers in December, a decrease of 32.1 percent year-over-year. December scheduled service traffic decreased 15.4 percent from 2005 to 365.7 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 19.0 percent compared to 2005 to 462.4 million ASMs (available seat miles).
As of January 5, 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 2 DC10-30s.
Entering its 34th 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 D.C. 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
December 2006 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles
(RPMs) (000s) 365,704 432,220 -15.4%
Available Seat Miles
(ASMs) (000s) 462,360 570,570 -19.0%
Load Factor 79.1% 75.8% 3.3 pts
Passengers Enplaned 217,029 319,860 -32.1%
Passenger Trip Length 1,685 1,351 24.7%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles
(RPMs) (000s) 4,062,909 6,763,839 -39.9%
Available Seat Miles
(ASMs) (000s) 5,099,886 9,574,128 -46.7%
Load Factor 79.7% 70.6% 9.1 pts
Passengers Enplaned 2,635,802 5,382,300 -51.0%
Passenger Trip Length 1,541 1,257 22.6%
ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics
December
Revenue Passenger Miles
(RPMs) (000s) 81,060 118,304 -31.5%
Available Seat Miles
(ASMs) (000s) 192,318 267,652 -28.1%
Passengers Enplaned 17,611 20,848 -15.5%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles
(RPMs) (000s) 1,552,473 1,926,657 -19.4%
Available Seat Miles
(ASMs) (000s) 3,067,285 3,749,888 -18.2%
Passengers Enplaned 332,945 374,071 -11.0%