ATA Airlines is a low-cost scheduled, service and charter airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was formerly known as American Trans Air. ATA operates scheduled passenger flights throughout the US mainland and Hawaii, as well as military and commercial charter flights around the world. The airline maintains focus cities at Chicago Midway International Airport, Honolulu International Airport, and Oakland International Airport.The airlines was established in August 1973 as American Trans Air (ATA) to provide aircraft for the Ambassadair travel club. Its first aircraft was a Boeing 720 named "Miss Indy", with a second Boeing 720 ("Spirit of Indiana") being added in 1978. ATA received its common-air carrier certificate in March 1981. Operations started as a charter carrier in 1981, with a fleet of eight Boeing 707s based in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1983, American Trans Air introduced its first DC-10, a series -10, and was followed in 1984 by another, a series -40. Amtran, Inc., was founded by owner J. George Mikelsons in 1984, as the holding company for Ambassadair, ATA, and any future subsidiaries. The airline replaced the 707s with Boeing 727-100s in 1984, and added Rolls-Royce powered Lockheed L-1011s (most of which were ex-Delta Air Lines and TWA) in 1985, and Boeing 757-200s in 1989. Scheduled service flights began in 1986 between Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis International Airport) and Fort Myers, Florida (Southwest Florida International Airport).
Destination - ATA Airlines currently flies to 13 destinations throughout Mexico and the United States. Upcoming schedule changes will decrease their destination count to 9 when the airline discontinues all service to/from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas on April 14, and Cancún, Mexico, Chicago, Illinois, and Guadalajara, Mexico on June 7, 2008.
Destinations in details :
- Mexico
- Jalisco - Guadalajara (Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport) Service ends June 7, 2008
- Quintana Roo - Cancún (Cancún International Airport) Service ends June 7, 2008
- Arizona - Phoenix (Sky Harbor International Airport)
- California - Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport), Oakland (Oakland International Airport) Focus City
- Hilo (Hilo International Airport)
- Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport) Focus City
- Kona (Kona International Airport)
- Lihue, Kauai (Lihu'e Airport)
- Maui (Kahului Airport)
- Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport) Focus City Service ends June 7, 2008
- Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
United States
Hawaii
Illinois
Nevada
For your ATA Airlines Reservation, please call at (800) I-FLY-ATA (800-435-9282).
Online booking can be made at the official website of ATA.
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