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ATA Reports October Traffic
INDIANAPOLIS, November 5, 2002 - ATA (American Trans Air, Inc.), the
principal subsidiary of ATA Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: ATAH), reported that
ATA's October scheduled service traffic increased 36.4 percent on 43.4
percent more capacity (available seat miles). ATA’s scheduled service
October passenger load factor decreased 3.4 points to 65.9 percent, bringing
the ten-month 2002 passenger load factor to 73.9 percent.
For the Company’s system-wide traffic, revenue passenger miles (RPMs)
increased 23.6 percent in October 2002 when compared with October 2001.
ATA’s system-wide capacity increased 26.4 percent.
System-wide, ATA has boarded 8.4 million passengers through the end of the
ten-month period in 2002, which is an increase of 13.9 percent compared to
the same period in 2001.
October 2002 Traffic
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 2002 2001 Change
System-wide 973,112 787,071 23.6%
Scheduled Service - Jet 782,360 577,576 35.5%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 16,288 8,057 102.2%
Scheduled Service - Total 798,648 585,633 36.4%
Charter Service 174,464 201,438 -13.4%
Sub-service 0 0 nm
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s)
2002 2001 Change
System-wide 1,514,442 1,198,419 26.4%
Scheduled Service - Jet 1,184,919 830,648 42.6%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 27,159 14,488 87.5%
Scheduled Service - Total 1,212,078 845,136 43.4%
Charter Service 302,364 353,283 -14.4%
Sub-service 0 0 nm
Block Hours Flown 2002 2001 Change
System-wide 22,069 14,732 49.8%
Scheduled Service - Jet 14,641 9,516 53.9%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 4,481 2,528 77.3%
Scheduled Service - Total 19,122 12,044 58.8%
Charter Service 2,947 2,688 9.6%
Sub-service 0 0 nm
Passenger Load Factor 2002 2001 Change
Scheduled Service - Jet 66.0% 69.5% -3.5 pts
Scheduled Service - Commuter 60.0% 55.6% 4.4 pts
Scheduled Service - Total 65.9% 69.3% -3.4 pts
Other Statistics
System-wide Revenue Passengers Carried
2002
818,097
2001
571,558
Change
43.1%
Scheduled Service - Jet 650,516 466,543 39.4%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 90,061 51,375 75.3%
System-wide Average Passenger Trip
Length (miles)
1,189
1,377
-13.7%
Scheduled Service - Jet 1,203 1,238 -2.8%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 181 157 15.3%
Year-To-Date
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) (000s) 2002 2001 Change
System-wide 10,369,346 10,076,857 2.9%
Scheduled Service - Jet 8,118,642 7,299,769 11.2%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 122,359 76,267 60.4%
Scheduled Service - Total 8,241,001 7,376,036
11.7%
Charter Service 2,123,241 2,695,619 -21.2%
Sub-service 5,104 5,202 -1.9%
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (000s) 2002 2001 Change
System-wide 14,565,037 13,781,844 5.7%
Scheduled Service - Jet 10,970,096 9,484,089 15.7%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 186,249 116,481 59.9%
Scheduled Service - Total 11,156,345 9,600,570 16.2%
Charter Service 3,396,809 4,172,919 -18.6%
Sub-service 11,883 8,355 42.2%
Block Hours Flown 2002 2001 Change
System-wide 195,336 166,475 17.3%
Scheduled Service - Jet 130,958 110,865 18.1%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 31,663 19,722 60.5%
Scheduled Service - Total 162,621 130,587 24.5%
Charter Service 32,628 35,831 -8.9%
Sub-service 87 57 52.6%
Passenger Load Factor 2002 2001 Change
Scheduled Service - Jet 74.0% 77.0% -3.0 pts
Scheduled Service - Commuter 65.7% 65.5% 0.2 pts
Scheduled Service - Total 73.9% 76.8% -2.9 pts
Other Statistics
System-wide Revenue Passengers Carried
2002
8,404,845
2001
7,380,477
Change
13.9%
Scheduled Service - Jet 6,620,659 5,666,493 16.8%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 736,965 464,698 58.6%
System-wide Average Passenger Trip
Length (miles)
1,234
1,365
-9.6%
Scheduled Service - Jet 1,226 1,288 -4.8%
Scheduled Service - Commuter 166 164 1.2%
ATA Holdings Corp. common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the
symbol “ATAH”. As of October 31, 2002, ATA has a fleet of 26 Boeing
737-800’s, 16 Boeing 757-200’s, 10 Boeing 757-300’s, and 12 Lockheed
L1011’s. Chicago Express Airlines, Inc., the wholly owned commuter airline
based at Chicago-Midway Airport, operates 17 Saab-340B’s.
Now celebrating its 30th year of operation, ATA is the nation’s 10th largest
passenger carrier based on revenue passenger miles. ATA operates
significant scheduled service from Chicago-Midway and Indianapolis to over
40 business and vacation destinations. To learn more about the Company,
visit the website at <www.ata.com>.
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