ADVISORY/Capital Airport to Celebrate ATA's Inaugural Flight to Springfield, Ill. With Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, August 13.Business Editors, Transportation & Travel Writers ADVISORY...for Aug. 13 (Monday) INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2001 To commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. Chicago Express Chicago Express Airlines, Inc. (IATA: C8, ICAO: WDY, and Callsign: Windy City) was a regional airline formerly based at Chicago Midway International Airport located in Chicago, Illinois. It operated regional feeder services under the name ATA Connection. Airlines' (operating as the ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment Connection) inaugural flight to Springfield, Ill., the Springfield Airport Authority today announced plans for a special celebration. The celebration will take place on Monday, August 13, at 9 a.m. at Capital Airport in Springfield. Karen Hasara, Mayor of Springfield, Pam McDonough, Director for the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA DCCA Department of Commerce and Community Affairs DCCA Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs DCCA Dependable Computing for Critical Applications (Conference) DCCA Debian Common Core Alliance DCCA Dupont Circle Citizens Association ), Ralph Hurwitz, Chamber President and Airport Authority Commissioner, Gary Marsh, President of ATA Connection, and other local dignitaries, will provide remarks. This event will conclude with a ribbon cutting ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which . "We expect the introduction of ATA's competitive, low fares to and from Springfield to be well received by our customers," said John Tague, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ATA. "This new service will contribute to the continued successful development of our Chicago-Midway hub, while providing the residents of Springfield with immediate access to low cost service to 25 great destinations through Midway." Gary Marsh added, "ATA Connection has built a reputation for providing the best value for air travelers. We are excited to offer service to our Springfield customers who are traveling for business or leisure. Our customers are always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to save time and money. By offering low cost, non-stop service, ATA provides both." Mayor Karen Hasara stated, "We welcome ATA to Springfield and encourage Central Illinois Central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that consists of the entire central section of the state, divided in thirds from north to south. It is an area of mostly flat prairie. citizens to take advantage of this opportunity for travel to ATA's many destinations. Special thanks to the State of Illinois for partnering with Springfield in our efforts to provide this service." In June, ATA (American Trans Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Amtran, Inc. - (Nasdaq:AMTR AMTR Australian Music Teachers Register AMTR Annual Media and Technology Report AMTR Anterior Medial Temporal Resection AMTR Atlantic Missile Test Range )) announced plans to offer daily service from Chicago-Midway to Springfield, Ill. beginning August 13, 2001. ATA Connection will offer four round-trip daily flights and four weekend flights (one on Saturday and three on Sunday) to Springfield providing Illinois state government officials and local business traveler's easy access to Chicago and schedule flexibility. Members of the media are welcome to attend. For more information and to R.S.V.P., contact Bob O'Brien at 217/788-1060 or Angela Thomas at 317/240-7518.
Who: Mayor Karen Hasara
Pam McDonough, Airport Board of Commissioners
Mike Boer, Chamber President and Airport Authority
Commissioner
Gary Marsh, President, ATA Connection
What: Special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Why: To Celebrate the Inaugural Flight of ATA Connection from
Springfield's Capital Airport to Chicago-Midway
When: Monday, August 13, 2001
Where: Capital Airport
1200 Capital Airport Drive
Springfield, IL 62707
217/788-1060
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