Press ReleaseSource: ATA Airlines, Inc.
ATA Airlines is Now BIGGER than Ever in Indianapolis
Monday August 2, 9:59 am ET New, Nonstop Service from Indianapolis to St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., and Direct to San Juan Additional Service to Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Petersburg/Tampa and Ft. Myers
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ATA Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq:
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News) today announced new nonstop service from Indianapolis to St. Thomas and direct service to San Juan, and increased nonstop service from Indianapolis to Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Petersburg/Tampa and Ft. Myers. ATA will now serve more nonstop destinations from Indianapolis (15) than any other airline, including three resort destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico. ATA also offers more nonstop destinations to Florida (five) than any other airline, operating 11 daily frequencies to Florida. <LI>(Logo:
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ATA's new, seasonal nonstop service from Indianapolis to St. Thomas and direct service to San Juan will be effective December 18, 2004. The service will operate Saturday only, nonstop to St. Thomas and one-stop to San Juan. Return service is nonstop from San Juan and one-stop from St. Thomas.
Effective November 20, 2004, ATA will provide the following nonstop service additions: -- Ft. Lauderdale service will increase from one to two daily round- trips; -- Orlando service will increase from two to three daily round-trips; -- St. Petersburg/Tampa service will increase from two to three daily round-trips; and -- Ft. Myers service will increase from seven to 14 weekly round-trips.
"As Indy's hometown airline, this expansion underscores ATA's continuing commitment to our Indianapolis customers and the Indianapolis market," said John Happ, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales. "ATA's fleet is one of the youngest of any major carrier which means our flights out of Indianapolis feature spacious, full-size Boeing 737 and 757 jets and, coming in late fall, Business Class service on all jet flights as well."
Together, ATA and its partner, ATA Connection*, will operate 43 daily departures from Indianapolis, effective November 20, 2004. This represents 19.7 percent of weekday departures and 25.3 percent of the seats from Indianapolis. ATA carries over 25 percent of all Indianapolis passengers, more than twice the amount of the next largest airline.
For more information or to make a reservation, go online at
http://www.ata.com/ or call 1-800-I-FLY-ATA.
ATA recently announced new, nonstop service from Indianapolis to Dallas/Ft. Worth and also added more flights to/from New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, effective October 1, 2004. ATA also offers nonstop service to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Sarasota, Phoenix and Cancun and provides connections to 30 destinations coast to coast and beyond, including Denver, Seattle, Boston, Hawaii and Guadalajara, Mexico. ATA also recently announced that it will begin offering Business Class system-wide by the fourth quarter of 2004. Features popular with business travelers will include: -- two-by-two luxurious leather seating -- more comfort and legroom -- priority boarding -- pricing consistent with ATA's heritage of everyday value -- complimentary in-flight entertainment and beverages -- attractively priced day-of-departure upgradesNow in its 31st year of operation, ATA (Nasdaq:
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News) is the nation's 10th largest passenger carrier (based on revenue passenger miles) and one of the nation's largest low-fare carriers. ATA has one of the youngest, most fuel- efficient fleets among the major carriers, featuring the new Boeing 737-800 and 757-300 aircraft. The airline operates significant scheduled service from Chicago-Midway, Hawaii, Indianapolis, New York and San Francisco to over 40 business and vacation destinations. Stock of the parent company, ATA Holdings Corp., is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. For more information, visit the web site
http://www.ata.com.
ATA Connection operated by Chicago Express Airlines, Inc.
