INDIANAPOLIS, July 5, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc., the principal subsidiary of ATA Holdings Corp. (Pink Sheets:ATAHQ), today reported that June scheduled service traffic decreased 48.4 percent from 2004 to 622.6 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 45.7 percent compared to 2004 to 810.5 million ASMs (available seat miles). ATA's June scheduled service passenger load factor decreased 4.1 points to 76.8 percent. There were 493,432 passengers enplaned in June, a decrease of 48.9 percent.
As of June 30, 2005, ATA has a fleet of 22 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 12 Boeing 757-300s and five Lockheed L-1011s.
ATA Airlines, headquartered in Indianapolis, now in its 32nd year of operation, offers "easy" and affordable travel to major business centers and popular vacation destinations including New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Hawaii, Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean. Through direct and connecting Southwest Airlines codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 70 markets. From its major hub operation at Chicago's Midway Airport, the airline offers 15 nonstop flights to the New York area every business day. For more information, visit ata.com.
ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled Service Statistics
June 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 622,611 1,207,645 -48.4%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 810,525 1,492,048 -45.7%
Load Factor 76.8% 80.9% -4.1 pts
Passengers Enplaned 493,432 965,773 -48.9%
Passenger Trip Length 1,262 1,250 1.0%
Year-To-Date 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 3,538,764 6,386,140 -44.6%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 5,376,209 8,939,189 -39.9%
Load Factor 65.8% 71.4% -5.6 pts
Passengers Enplaned 2,842,714 5,161,864 -44.9%
Passenger Trip Length 1,245 1,237 0.6%
ATA Airlines Charter
Service Statistics
June 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 158,586 147,954 7.2%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 307,715 284,812 8.0%
Passengers Enplaned 32,100 35,863 -10.5%
Year-To-Date 2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (RPMs) (000s) 1,049,607 887,818 18.2%
Available Seat
Miles (ASMs) (000s) 2,077,745 1,798,684 15.5%
Passengers Enplaned 218,234 216,887 0.6%