ATA Airlines
ATA Airlines is a low fare airline carrier based in Indianapolis, IN, which servicing 15 destination in the Continental US, Hawaii, and Mexico. ATA’s hub is Chicago’s Midway Airport, with secondary hubs in Honolulu, HI, and Oakland, CA. The airline has joined forced with fellow low cost carrier Southwest Airlines, the industry leader and the number one airline in the US in terms of passenger volume, on code share agreements to help each expand their network of routes.

The ATA Airlines Story
ATA Airlines launched in 1973 under the name American Trans Airline, which later was shortened to the initials ATA. The airline originally operated as a charter service. In 1986, ATA launched scheduled, commercial services, operating a route from Indianapolis to Fort Meyers, Florida.

The airline briefly diverted its commercial expansion to military service during the first Gulf War in 1991. ATA planes were used by the military to transport troops to Iraq. After the war, ATA focused on expanding its domestic US routes and later, after acquiring new jets, adding flights to Mexico and Hawaii.

The 9/11 terror attacks caused financial problems at ATA, as it did at nearly every airline, and eventually, in 2004, ATA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The airline began a restructuring process after filing for bankruptcy to try and recover financially. In the end, ATA gave some of their gates in their Chicago Midway hub to Southwest, plus a 29% stake in company, in exchange for code share agreements with Southwest and cash lump sum payment. ATA officially emerged from bankruptcy in 2006, and the company is now privately owned. In the future, ATA Airlines hopes to add more routes in the US and beyond to Latin America and Cuba.

Where To Get Your ATA Airline Tickets
To get the best deals on ATA Airlines fares, visit the ATA Airlines website. On the website, you will find information like ATA Airlines fares, schedules, and routes, and you can make reservations for ATA Airlines flight and flights with their partners for departure to places like Honolulu, Alaska, and more. You can also find ATA Airlines phone numbers and email addresses on the website.