ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC. APRIL 1996 TRAFFIC RESULTS.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1996--Atlantic Southeast Airlines For the Delta Connection carrier, see . Southeast Airlines (IATA: none, ICAO: SNK, and Callsign: none), abbreviated SEAL, was a low fare public charter airline in the United States, headquartered in Largo, Florida, which offered regular service to eight , Inc. flew 75.8 million revenue passenger miles Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) is a measure of a passenger traffic for an airline flight, bus, or train calculated by multiplying the total number of revenue-paying passengers aboard the vehicle by the distance traveled measured in miles. during April 1996, a 19.9% increase over the same period last year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. John W. Beiser, president of the Atlanta-based airline. ASA's load factor was 50.5% compared with 44.9% during April 1995. Available seat miles Available seat miles (ASM) is a measure of an airline flight's passenger carrying capacity. It is equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the number of miles flown. This measures an airlines capacity for transporting passengers. increased to 150.2 million from 140.8 million, a 6.6% increase. The Company enplaned 311,537 passengers, a 23.9% increase over the previous April. "We are extremely pleased with our strong performance in April. Our traffic growth in April was highlighted by a new monthly boarding record set at our Atlanta hub, exceeding our previous high set in March despite one less day in April. Additionally, passenger enplanements were up 41.1% at this hub when compared to the previous April," Beiser said. On a year-to-date basis, ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and carried 1,148,439 passengers compared with 932,326 during 1995, a 23.2% increase. Revenue passenger miles totaled 277.2 million compared with 233.5 million, an 18.7% increase. Available seat miles increased 6.4% from 546.6 million to 581.9 million. The load factor on a year-to-date basis was 47.6% compared with 42.7% during the previous year. Atlantic Southeast Airlines For the defunct low-fare airline, see . Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is a fully certificated American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. , Inc. is Atlanta's largest regional air carrier and offers service to 24 cities from a second hub in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. . ASA's stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market under the symbol ASAI ASAI Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland ASAI American Society of Architectural Illustrators ASAI Adjunct Switch Application Interface ASAI Average Service Availability Index ASAI African Sky Art Institute ASAI Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Insufficiency . -0-
ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC.
Traffic Statistics
Month Ended April 30,
1996 1995 % Change
Passengers 311,537 251,455 23.9%
Revenue passenger miles 75,810,981 63,224,809 19.9%
Available seat miles 150,150,586 140,814,006 6.6%
Load factor 50.5% 44.9% 5.6pts.
Four Months Ended April 30,
1996 1995 % Change
Passengers 1,148,439 932,326 23.2%
Revenue passenger mile 277,211,450 233,469,582 18.7%
Available seat miles 581,866,296 546,635,391 6.4%
Load factor 47.6% 42.7% 4.9pts.
CONTACT: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Atlanta Ronald V. Sapp, 404/766-1400 |
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