Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. December 1998 Traffic Results.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 1999--ASA Holdings, Inc.'s (Nasdaq/NM: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 ) 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. flew 85.4 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 December 1998, an 8.6 per cent 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. Ronald V. Sapp, a senior vice president for the Atlanta-based airline. ASA's load factor was 51.3 per cent compared with 51.2 per cent during December 1997. 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 166.6 million from 153.6 million, an 8.4 per cent increase. The Company enplaned 326,465 passengers, a 5.7 per cent increase over the previous December. "Our traffic was impacted by severe weather conditions at our Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth hubs during the month of December," Sapp said. For the year, 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 4,026,946 passengers compared with 3,774,617 during 1997, a 6.7 per cent increase. Revenue passenger miles totaled 1.041 billion compared with 924.0 million, a 12.6 per cent increase. Available seat miles increased 2.9 per cent from 1.813 billion to 1.865 billion. The load factor on a year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. basis was 55.8 per cent compared with 51.0 per cent during the previous year. ASA Holdings, Inc. operates Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Atlanta's largest regional air carrier, and offers service to 21 cities from a second hub in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. ASA's stock is traded in the National Market system under the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on symbol ASAI. For additional information, visit ASA's home page at: http://www.irinfo.com/asai -0-
ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC.
Traffic Statistics
Month Ended December 31,
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1998 1997 Variance % Change
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Passengers 326,465 308,924 17,541 5.7%
Revenue passenger miles 85,379,500 78,623,511 6,755,989 8.6%
Available seat miles 166,572,200 153,594,226 12,977,974 8.4%
Departures 16,518 15,935 583 3.7%
Load factor 51.3% 51.2% 0.1pts. --
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
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1998 1997 Variance % Change
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Passengers 4,026,946 3,774,617 252,329 6.7%
Revenue
passenger miles 1,040,528,493 923,993,845 116,534,648 12.6%
Available seat miles 1,864,908,660 1,812,896,530 52,012,130 2.9%
Departures 193,641 190,501 3,140 1.6%
Load factor 55.8% 51.0% 4.8pts. --
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