Travel ATA airline folds leaving passengers stranded

[kbell]

Hope no one here has a flight with them soon!


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080403/ap_on_bi_ge/ata_bankruptcy

 

[anotheremptysky]

my uncle is a pilot with them and he was worried all weekend about the announcement.

 

[twiggers]

So sad. Just saw a woman on the news crying because she was flying to her wedding

 

[travelbliss]

Horrible. The airline industry is so unstable right now....with the cost of fuel, security problems, airlines folding, flights cancelled, TSA theives, etc. etc. flying is truly a source of stress for me.

 

[CobaltBlu]

I am so sad about this. First Aloha Airlines then ATA....it is so sad for all the employees and their families.

 

[ValleyO]

It's hard to believe that two relatively large airlines are just gone within just a few days of each other.....

 

[nsynchic20]

Call me stupid, but what is ATA airlines? I've never heard of it. Does ATA stand for something?

 

[kbell]

They were a pretty large airline but mostly operated their non-commercial passenger flights in Indiana, Chicago, Hawaii. They did a lot of cargo & military flights. They don't operate out of any airports close to me but I read the news and feel aweful for those passengers who headed to the airport just to find their flights cancelled upon arrival. I can't imagine the stress...