ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC. MAY 1996 TRAFFIC RESULTS.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 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 82.8 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 May 1996, a 22.5% 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 53.5% compared with 46.9% during May 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 154.7 million from 144.2 million, a 7.3% increase. The Company enplaned 342,263 passengers, a 25.4% increase over the previous May. "We are particularly pleased with our May traffic performance as the 342,263 passengers enplaned during the month set a monthly boarding record for the Company, substantially exceeding the previous record of 318,155 passengers enplaned this past March. Additionally, we set one-day boarding records on four separate occasions during the month," 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 1,490,702 passengers compared with 1,205,243 during 1995, a 23.7% increase. Revenue passenger miles totaled 360.0 million compared with 301.1 million, a 19.6% increase. Available seat miles increased 6.6% from 690.8 million to 736.6 million. The load factor on a year-to-date basis was 48.9% compared with 43.6% 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 May 31,
1996 1995 % Change
Passengers 342,263 272,917 25.4%
Revenue passenger miles 82,822,005 67,607,940 22.5%
Available seat miles 154,720,574 144,167,991 7.3%
Load factor 53.5% 46.9% 6.6pts.
Five Months Ended May 31,
1996 1995 % Change
Passengers 1,490,702 1,205,243 23.7%
Revenue passenger miles 360,033,455 301,077,522 19.6%
Available seat miles 736,586,870 690,803,382 6.6%
Load factor 48.9% 43.6% 5.3pts.
CONTACT: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Atlanta Ronald V. Sapp, 404/766-1400 |
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