Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. November 1998 Traffic Results.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1998--ASA Holdings, Inc.'s (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 89.3 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 November 1998, an 18.2 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 55.7 per cent compared with 51.7 per cent during November 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 160.4 million from 146.3 million, a 9.7 per cent increase. The Company enplaned 342,471 passengers, a 12.5 per cent increase over the previous November. 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 3,700,481 passengers compared with 3,465,693 during 1997, a 6.8 per cent increase. Revenue passenger miles totaled 955.1 million compared with 845.4 million, a 13.0 per cent increase. Available seat miles increased 2.4 per cent from 1.659 billion to 1.698 billion. The load factor on a year-to-date basis was 56.2 per cent compared with 50.9 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 on the Nasdaq Stock Market's National Market under the symbol ASAI. -0-
November 1998 vs 1997
1998 1997 Variance %
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Passenger 342,471 304,290 38,181 12.5%
RPMs 89,346,925 75,584,523 13,762,402 18.2%
ASMs 160,412,202 146,251,254 14,160,948 9.7%
Departurers 15,960 15,444 516 3.3%
Load Factor 55.7% 51.7% 4.0pts ---
January - November 1998 vs 1997
1998 1997 Variance %
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Passengers 3,700,481 3,465,693 234,788 6.8%
RPMs 955,148,993 845,370,334 109,778,659 13.0%
ASMs 1,698,336,460 1,659,302,304 39,034,156 2.4%
Departures 177,123 174,566 2,557 1.5%
Load Factor 56.2% 50.9% 5.3pts ---
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