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ATA filed for bankruptcy yesterday and completely shut down all operations at 4am today, leaving around 10,000 passengers SOL and laying off more than 2,000 employees.
People are showing up at airports to check in for ATA flights only to find the company doesn't really exist any more, and all their money's gone. From ATA's press release:
ATA customers who purchased tickets using a credit card should contact their credit card company or travel agency directly for information about how to obtain a refund for unused tickets.ATA currently is unable to provide refunds to customers who purchased tickets directly from ATA with cash or a check. These customers may be able to obtain a full or partial refund for their unused tickets by submitting a claim in ATA’s Chapter 11 proceedings.
Eeek.
The low-cost carrier said in a press release that the "primary factor" in the bankruptcy is the "unexpected cancellation" of a contract with Fed Ex, which accounted for most of the company's charter business. [Bloomberg, ATA, AP]
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that's a whole lot of people missing their cruises and missing their all-inclusive vacations!!!
Holy crap!
twasn't luxurious, but ATA was so convenient and cheap in flying between DFW and MDW. At least I have an excuse now for not visiting my folks often
who buys an airline ticket with cash or check?
ATA always had the cheapest fares from Midway to Laguardia. Now I'm gonna have to fly Spirit out of O'Hare. thanks for inconveniencing me, ATA.
I'll miss that jingle from their radio ads, anyway.
It's tahm to fahnd some sunnnn (ooo-oo-hoo-oo-ooo)...
Im flying Southwest today, and when I woke up and the first thing I hear is "a major airline at Midway completely shuts down operations" I freaked.
Phew!
But, still sucks for those ATA passengers. I couldnt imagine how furious I would be to show up at the airport and the ariline is just gone!
i think they cutout the cheap flights to laguardia about a month or two ago, those were great. regardless, ata kicked ass and this blows
Maybe Jet Blue can take over ATA's gates at Midway at set up a nice little midwestern hub? A boy can dream, can't he?
Two of the worst flights of my life were on ATA ... I can't say I'll miss them. I agree about Jet Blue, that was a fantastic trip with them and I hope they can pick up some of the business.
I flew ATA a few times through Chicago. They were horrible. I remember overhearing a businessman at the gate telling someone on his cell phone before a flight that "I haven't had a smooth landing yet on an ATA flight." Still, it was better than Frontier.
@peteypants:
You mean BESIDES the fact they live in Texas?
And ATA sucks. They really are the worst carrier out of Midway.