Chicago Express IND-MDW

[Pickle]

Dash 8s

FlyChicaga said: "Chi Ex will be acquiring 4 Dash-8 Q400s in July"

Will Dash8's fit over on your ramp? Maybe if you knock something down?? If you fly with Capt. B.G. from HUF tell him Mike (formerly of HUF) will get those letters out ASAP. I beeeeen berry berry beezee.

 

[FlyChicaga]

Sure, I'll let him know. I know who you're talking about... flown with him. Really good guy.

 

[Pickle]

Thanks FlyChicaga.

 

[ataopsdave]

Chicago Express just announced today through ATA that their flights from IND-MDW are going to double from 8 a day to 16 round trips per day..WOW...My question is how do they plan on doing this with their current fleet...Are they going to be getting more airplanes or stopping service to one of their other cities? I'm curious because I am currently in the pool at Chicago Express and wondering if this is finally the break I need to help me out.
More airplanes equals more pilots and more pilots hopefully means I can take down my tent and quit camping out by the phone. Any info would be much appreciated.

I was talking to one of my friends ata ATA ops and she said that they are looking to do these flights out of the A concourse extension. Anybody else hear anything about where in the main terminal they will go out of.

 

[norskman2]

FlyChicaga,

Geez, is that ATA's Maintenance Dept? She IS (almost) wearing blue and gold!

 

[Weasel Keeper]

(Fort Wayne-WANE, March 18, 2004) - Indianapolis based ATA airlines plans on scheduling flights out of Fort Wayne International Airport to Chicago's Midway Airport starting in June according to Larry Thompson, vice-president of air service development at the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce. ATA is expected to offer four flights daily to Chicago.

Airport officials were able to lure ATA to Fort Wayne by offering a $2.5 million incentive package. ATA is only committed to offering flights for one year, but if it sees a substantial number of passengers, Fort Wayne could expect ATA to stick around for years to come.

Airport officials have been trying for years to lure a low-cost airline to Fort Wayne. ATA is considered a discount airline that currently serves 40 cities. Typically when a discount airline enters a city, other airlines lower their fares. Thomspson believes the price of a round trip ticket out of Fort Wayne could drop about $60 on average.

ATA serves 40 cities in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The airline will operate 38 seat turbo props for its round trip flights to Chicago from Fort Wayne.


38 seats? Could these be Dash 8s? I was guessing this was Chicago Express, but I thought they only flew Saabs. Unless FlyChicaga's rumor is true.

 

[antney]

um no. no new airplanes at all. The saab is at 34, but due to weights its 32. Fort wayne is our new city, but i think they just mistaken the amount of seats. Unfortunally were not getting new planes, and were pulling out of some very nice citie, well that our good for layovers.
Anthony