ORLANDO, Fla.,
Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a
subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported record
traffic results for the full year 2006 as well as
December 2006 and the Fourth
Quarter. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and
passengers enplaned represent company records for December and the quarter,
while available seat miles (ASMs) represent an all-time record for December
and the quarter.
For the year, AirTran Airways traffic grew 22.4 percent on a capacity
increase of 23.7 percent, and the load factor was 72.8 percent. The airline
has enplaned a record number of passengers with 20,051,219 boardings this
year, an increase of 20.5 percent from 2005.
For the Fourth Quarter, AirTran Airways traffic grew 16.1 percent on a
capacity increase of 20.2 percent, and the load factor was 69.0 percent. The
airline enplaned 5,017,232 passengers during the Fourth Quarter, an increase
of 14.3 percent from Fourth Quarter 2005.
For December, traffic grew by 20.2 percent to over 1.2 billion RPMs on an
increase of 19.4 percent in capacity, and the load factor was 70.4 percent.
The airline enplaned more than 1.7 million passengers in the month of
December, a 16.6 percent increase from December 2005.
AirTran Airways December 2006 Traffic
(Preliminary)
December 2006 December 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 1,220,684 1,015, 437 20.2%
Available Seat Miles (000) 1,733,437 1,451,505 19.4%
Load Factor 70.4% 70.0% 0.4 points
Passengers Enplaned 1,753,023 1,503,125 16.6%
4Q 2006 4Q 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 3,438,110 2,961,689 16.1%
Available Seat Miles (000) 4,981,377 4,144,820 20.2%
Load Factor 69.0% 71.5% -2.5 points
Passengers Enplaned 5,017,232 4,388,198 14.3%
Y-T-D 2006 Y-T-D 2005 Change
Revenue Passenger
Miles (000) 13,836,378 11,301,534 22.4%
Available Seat Miles (000) 19,007,416 15,369,505 23.7%
Load Factor 72.8% 73.5% -0.7 points
Passengers Enplaned 20,051,219 16,638,214 20.5%
AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company and one of America's largest
low-fare airlines with 8,000 friendly, professional Crew Members, operates
nearly 700 daily flights to 52 destinations. The airline's hub is at
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second
largest carrier. AirTran Airways' aircraft features the fuel-efficient Boeing
737-700 and 717-200 to create America's youngest all-Boeing fleet. The
airline is also the first carrier to install XM Satellite Radio on a
commercial aircraft and the only airline with Business Class and XM Satellite
Radio on every flight. For reservations or more information, visit
http://www.airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran).
Editor's note: Statements regarding the Company's operational and
financial success, business model, expectation about future success, improved
operational performance and our ability to maintain or improve our low costs
are forward-looking statements and are not historical facts. Instead, they are
estimates or projections involving numerous risks or uncertainties, including
but not limited to, consumer demand and acceptance of services offered by the
Company, the Company's ability to maintain current cost levels, fare levels
and actions by competitors, regulatory matters and general economic
conditions. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is
contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not
limited to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 2005. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to update or
correct any of its forward-looking statements.
Media Contacts: Tad Hutcheson
tad.hutcheson@airtran.com
678.254.7442
Judy Graham-Weaver
judy.graham-weaver@airtran.com
678.254.7448
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