Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. February 1999 Traffic Results.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 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 81.5 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 February 1999, a 19.1 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 50.6 per cent compared with 52.4 per cent during February 1998. 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 161.1 million from 130.6 million, a 23.3 per cent increase. The Company enplaned 311,937 passengers, a 15.6 per cent increase over the previous February. 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, 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 613,032 passengers compared with 535,846 during 1998, a 14.4 per cent increase. Revenue passenger miles totaled 160.3 million compared with 135.8 million, an 18.0 per cent increase. Available seat miles increased 20.6 per cent from 274.4 million to 331.0 million. The load factor on a year-to-date basis was 48.4 per cent compared with 49.5 per cent during the previous year. ASA Holdings, Inc. operates Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Atlanta's largest regional air carrier, and offers service to 20 cities from a second hub in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. ASA's stock is traded in on the Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market under the symbol ASAI. -0-
February 1999 vs 1998
1999 1998 Variance %
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Passenger 311,937 269,778 42,159 15.6%
RPMs 81,522,804 68,453,853 13,068,951 19.1%
ASMs 161,072,286 130,598,286 30,474,000 23.3%
Departures 15,951 14,307 1,644 11.5%
Load Factor 50.6% 52.4% (1.8pts) ----
January February 1999 vs. 1998
1999 1998 Variance %
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Passenger 613,032 535,846 77,186 14.4%
RPMs 160,295,754 135,841,290 24,454,464 18.0%
ASMs 331,036,798 274,389,706 56,647,092 20.6%
Departures 32,776 29,577 3,199 10.8%
Load Factor 48.4% 49.5% (1.1pts) ----
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