Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. October 1998 Traffic Results.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1998--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 94.7 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 October 1998, a 13.3 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 56.9 per cent compared with 53.8 per cent during October 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 155.4 million, a 7.2 per cent increase. The Company enplaned 365,420 passengers, a 6.5 per cent increase over the previous October. 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 3,358,010 passengers compared with 3,161,403 during 1997, a 6.2 per cent increase. Revenue passenger miles totaled 865.8 million compared with 769.8 million, a 12.5 per cent increase. Available seat miles increased 1.6 per cent from 1.513 billion to 1.538 billion. The load factor on a year-to-date basis was 56.3 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-
October 1998 vs 1997
1998 1997 Variance %
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Passengers 365,420 343,172 22,248 6.5%
RPMs 94,723,994 83,605,912 11,118,082 13.3%
ASMs 166,551,404 155,417,236 11,134,168 7.2%
Departures 16,723 16,433 290 1.8%
Load Factor 56.9% 53.8% 3.1pts ---
January-October 1998 vs 1997
1998 1997 Variance %
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Passengers 3,358,010 3,161,403 196,607 6.2%
RPMs 865,802,068 769,785,811 96,016,257 12.5%
ASMs 1,537,924,258 1,513,051,050 24,873,208 1.6%
Departures 161,163 159,122 2,041 1.3%
Load Factor 56.3% 50.9% 5.4pts ---
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