Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. March 1999 Traffic Results.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--ASA Holdings, Inc. (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. (Nasdaq NM: ASAI) flew 102.5 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 March 1999, a 20.1 percent 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 54.1 percent compared with 57.4 percent during March 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 189.4 million from 148.8 million, a 27.3 percent increase. The Company enplaned 374,955 passengers, a 12.5 percent increase over the previous March. "We are particularly pleased with our March traffic performance. The 374,955 passengers enplaned during the month set a monthly boarding record for the Company, exceeding the previous record of 368,134 passengers enplaned in July July: see month. 1998," Sapp said. 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 987,987 passengers compared with 869,162 during 1998, a 13.7 percent increase. Revenue passenger miles totaled 262.8 million compared with 221.2 million, an 18.8 percent increase. Available seat miles increased 23.0 percent from 423.1 million to 520.4 million. The load factor on a year-to-date basis was 50.5 percent compared with 52.3 percent during the previous year. ASA Holdings, Inc.'s Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. is 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 the Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market under the symbol ASAI. -0-
March 1999 vs. 1998
1999 1998 Variance %
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Passengers 374,955 333,316 41,639 12.5%
RPMs 102,516,130 85,335,290 17,180,840 20.1%
ASMs 189,392,146 148,757,854 40,634,292 27.3%
Departures 18,075 16,094 1,981 12.3%
Load Factor 54.1% 57.4% (3.3pts) ----
January - March 1999 vs. 1998
1999 1998 Variance %
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Passengers 987,987 869,162 118,825 13.7%
RPMs 262,811,884 221,176,580 41,635,304 18.8%
ASMs 520,428,944 423,147,560 97,281,384 23.0%
Departures 50,851 45,671 5,180 11.3%
Load Factor 50.5% 52.3% (1.8pts) ----
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