ATA Celebrates Another Milestone, Carrier Opens New Gates in A Concourse at Chicago-Midway.Business Editors, Travel Writers INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 Beginning today, ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment (American Trans Air, Inc.)(Nasdaq:AMTR AMTR Australian Music Teachers Register AMTR Annual Media and Technology Report AMTR Anterior Medial Temporal Resection AMTR Atlantic Missile Test Range ) the nation's 10th largest carrier, will offer service from six new gates at Chicago-Midway Airport. By March 8th, the low-cost carrier A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. will utilize a total of seven new gates in the new A Concourse as operations are moved from gates in the old G and H Concourses. The new gates will handle almost 90 percent of ATA's departures, and are located immediately past security, the triangle concessions area and only steps away from the ATA ticket counter and the parking garage. The total number of gates operated by the carrier at Midway is nine. "There is probably not an airport of this size that can match the convenience of the new gates and its proximity to parking and the new terminal," said Don Moonjian, ATA Vice President of Marketing. "Business travelers will especially find our spacious new gates among the most convenient they have ever experienced, and over time, we believe that the new Midway Airport will become known as the most convenient airport of its size in any major metropolitan area." ATA is the first carrier to move an operation of this size into the new gates at Midway. Last October, the Company began transitioning its operations by moving into a spacious new gate in the airport's new B Concourse. By the time the Midway Airport development program is complete, the carrier will operate 13 new gates from the A and B Concourses combined. Following the opening of the new gates, the new customs and immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. facilities at Midway will begin operation on March 1st. As previously announced, ATA has added international service to Aruba, Cancun and Grand Cayman Grand Cayman See Cayman Islands. , and on March 1st, will offer daily service (except Wednesdays) to Guadalajara, Mexico. These new international flights add value by expanding the availability of convenient, low-fare service for Chicago-area travelers from Midway Airport. "ATA has evolved into a stronger, more value-focused airline," said Moonjian. "We now offer more customer processing technologies such as self-service and curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: check-in that saves our passengers time further adding value to our service. You combine this with having the youngest scheduled service fleet among the major carriers, our low fares and convenient Midway Airport location -- all of this makes ATA an outstanding value." In addition to its gate expansion at Midway, the carrier today announced that its service operations has already reached its pre-September 11th flight schedule levels. Now in its 29th year of operation, ATA is the nation's 10th largest carrier (based on revenue passenger miles Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) is a measure of a passenger traffic for an airline flight, bus, or train calculated by multiplying the total number of revenue-paying passengers aboard the vehicle by the distance traveled measured in miles. ). ATA offers significant scheduled service from Chicago-Midway and Indianapolis to 32 business and vacation destinations. As of February 10, 2002, the carrier has a fleet of 61 aircraft -- including 16 Boeing 737-800s, five Boeing 757-300s, 10 Boeing 727-200s, 16 Boeing 757-200s, 9 Lockheed L-1011-100s and five Lockheed L-1011-500s. 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, Inc. (operating as the ATA Connection), the wholly owned commuter airline based at Chicago-Midway Airport, operates 11 Saab-340Bs. Stock of the Company's parent company, Amtran, Inc., is traded on the NASDAQ stock market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol "AMTR." For more information or to learn about the Company, visit the website at www.ata.com. For reservations, contact your travel agent or call 1-800-I-FLY-ATA. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : ATA executives are available for media interviews and industry comment. For more information, call 317/240-7518. |
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