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Topic: ATA Beefs Up Its Service In Indiana
Username: KarlB737
Posted 2005-01-09 18:30:56 and read 1743 times.

Courtesy: The Indianapolis Star

http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/207911-5505-223.html

Topic: RE: ATA Beefs Up Its Service In Indiana
Username: Stlgph
Posted 2005-01-09 19:45:57 and read 1461 times.

Wow, I remember when ATA took out the $15 million loan from the City and the State, many on this board thought the government was nuts and ATA would default. And now they have repaid the loan back. That's awesome!

Apparently the Dallas/Ft. Worth service is doing well if they are adding a flight there.

I think the intra-state Indiana flights will do well. Not the heaviest business in the world, but they will have passengers on the planes, that's for sure.

Topic: RE: ATA Beefs Up Its Service In Indiana
Username: Wmupilot
Posted 2005-01-10 03:18:26 and read 1274 times.

Based on that article, it looks like GRR will be losing all ATA service, as there is no mention of GRR-IND flights and a GRR-MDW flight will be pointless once the MDW changeover occurs.

Topic: RE: ATA Beefs Up Its Service In Indiana
Username: Flyinryan99
Posted 2005-01-10 14:31:32 and read 1158 times.

You are correct Brian......at least it's been rumored that GRR will lose service also. ATA is still waiting on what the lessors will do with the aircraft and instead of knowing last Friday, it will be another 2 weeks. It just sucks for all of the original stations that stuck with them throughout the years...I still think that the smaller airports lost in this deal, they would've faired much better with the AirTran deal. As many people have said on here, WN did it right, bought them off and is poised to eliminate the competition.

Ryann

Topic: RE: ATA Beefs Up Its Service In Indiana
Username: Tjwgrr
Posted 2005-01-10 18:17:56 and read 1087 times.

Looks like C8 will maintain MDW service to:

GRR (5x)
FNT (5x)
SBN (1x)
IND (7x)

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050110/nym143_1.html

Flint gets IND service (4x) beginning Feb 4.

Topic: RE: ATA Beefs Up Its Service In Indiana
Username: AtaIndy
Posted 2005-01-10 19:30:06 and read 1051 times.

Nice to have intra-state travel again, its been so long since US Airways left.

Topic: RE: ATA Beefs Up Its Service In Indiana
Username: Skyway1
Posted 2005-01-10 20:39:38 and read 1014 times.

Tjwgrr.....

Hold your horses on GRR. I believe GRR will only be maintained if Chicago Express can keep the Saabs they anticipated. The big wig thought they would maintain 10 airplanes. It looks as though they will only keep 8 with "possibly" one spare. So like Ryan said.....once the 2 week extension is up.....the furlough notices should start rolling out like crazy(even though everybody is on notice).

BTW.....as of yesterday the total bookings for EVV tomorrow is 22(on 3 flights)! MKE-IND tomorrow is booked 8, 3, and 1!

Chris

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