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ATA Reports December Scheduled Service Traffic

Posted on: Wednesday, 4 January 2006, 18:00 CST

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines, Inc., the principal subsidiary of ATA Holdings Corp. (Pink Sheets:ATAHQ) today reported that December scheduled service traffic decreased 52.6 percent from 2004 to 432.2 million RPMs (revenue passenger miles). Capacity decreased 56.2 percent compared to 2004 to 570.6 million ASMs (available seat miles). ATA's December scheduled service passenger load factor increased 5.9 points to 75.8 percent. There were 319,860 passengers enplaned in December, a decrease of 56.7 percent.

As of December 31, 2005, ATA has a fleet of 15 Boeing 737-800s, 6 Boeing 757-200s, 6 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 Southwest Airlines codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 60 markets. For more information, visit ata.com.

ATA Airlines Jet Scheduled Service Statistics

December 2005 2004 Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 432,220 911,842 -52.6% Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 570,570 1,303,854 -56.2% Load Factor 75.8% 69.9% 5.9 pts Passengers Enplaned 319,860 738,081 -56.7% Passenger Trip Length 1,351 1,235 9.4%

Year-To-Date

Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 6,763,839 12,540,211 -46.1% Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 9,574,128 17,147,128 -44.2% Load Factor 70.6% 73.1% -2.5 pts Passengers Enplaned 5,382,300 10,084,851 -46.6% Passenger Trip Length 1,257 1,243 1.1%

ATA Airlines Charter Service Statistics

December

Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 118,304 157,982 -25.1% Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 267,652 320,645 -16.5% Passengers Enplaned 20,848 39,224 -46.8%

Year-To-Date

Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 1,926,657 1,949,714 -1.2% Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 3,749,888 3,791,901 -1.1% Passengers Enplaned 374,071 462,424 -19.1%

CONTACT: ATA Airlines Media: Michelle Foley Rick Hightower Dennis Poynter (317) 282-2659 public.relations@iflyata.com

Copyright © 2006 PrimeZone Media Network, Inc.


Source: PrimeZone Media Network

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