ATA Lowers Administrative Change Fees and Introduces Simplified Fee Structure; Will Not Charge for Stand-by Travel.Business Editors/Travel Writers INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2002 In conjunction with its 30th anniversary celebration, ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment (American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Trans Air, Inc. Nasdaq: ATAH ATAH Antenna Train Angle Horizontal (fighter aircraft targeting) ) today announced it is taking immediate action to simplify its current fee structure and lower administrative fees associated with travel. This simplification is designed to eliminate confusion and provide flexibility to customers, making travel with ATA the easiest, most convenient choice available. In addition, ATA is allowing travelers to stand by for other flights to their destination during the same day of their confirmed departure at no additional charge! In some cases, other airlines are charging full administrative fees for stand-by Stand´-by` n. 1. One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant use or in an emergency. service. "ATA recognizes that the needs of today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. and leisure traveler have changed," said Bill McKnight William Hunter "Bill" McKnight, PC (born July 12 1940) is a former Canadian politician. Born in Elrose, Saskatchewan, he served as Minister of Agriculture , Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development , Minister of National Defence , Minister of Energy, Mines and , ATA's Executive Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service. "Customers want more flexible stand-by policies, less fewer restrictions and reasonable excess baggage excess baggage n → exceso de equipaje excess baggage excess n → excédent m de bagages excess baggage excess n fees. Not only are we offering our customers unrestricted low fares and great value, but also some of the lowest administrative fees in the industry." ATA is lowering its administrative fees, the rate it charges to make a change to a customer's ticket, from $80 to $50 (travel from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden to Hawaii Hawaii, island, United States Hawaii, island (1990 pop. 120,217), 4,037 sq mi (10,456 sq km), largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii and coextensive with Hawaii co.; known as the Big Island. was previously $100). In addition, ATA's excess baggage fee, the fee charged to a customer for additional checked baggage This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. beyond the allowed number, will change to a $50 flat fee versus the sliding scale slid·ing scale n. A scale in which indicated prices, taxes, or wages vary in accordance with another factor, as wages with the cost-of-living index or medical charges with a patient's income. that was previously used. This fee will eliminate up to $30 in fees per bag on ATA. Other carriers currently charge up to $100 for each of these services. The carrier will also continue its policy of allowing customers to utilize their unused tickets for 12 months from the date of purchase, with payment of an administrative fee. Other carriers have recently created policies that cause an unused ticket for a departed flight to hold no value. Remember, ATA never has an advance purchase requirement on any fare. To see examples of competitors' restrictions on lowest fares, see Attachment See attach a file. A. For examples of ATA and competitors' fees, see Attachment B. ATA separately announced it has lowered its maximum, one-way one-way adj. 1. Moving or permitting movement in one direction only: a one-way street. 2. Providing for travel in one direction only: a one-way ticket. domestic fares to $299. Now celebrating its 30th year of operation, ATA is the nation's 10th largest passenger carrier based A transmission system that generates a fixed frequency (carrier) to contain the data being transmitted. See carrier. 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 operates significant scheduled service from Chicago-Midway and Indianapolis Indianapolis (ĭn'dēənă`pəlĭs), city (1990 pop. 731,327), state capital and seat of Marion co., central Ind., on the White River; selected 1820 as the site of the state capital (which was moved there in 1825), inc. 1847. to over 40 business and vacation destinations. To learn more about the company, visit the website at www.ata.com.
Industry Restrictions Attachment A
on Lowest Fare
Restrictions on Competitor's Minimum Fare
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Market Carrier Adv Purchase Min Stay Max Stay Other
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BOS-SFO NW 14-day Sat night 30-day
CHI-DEN UA 14-day Sat night 30-day
F9 7-day none none
CHI-DFW AA 14-day Sat night 30-day
CHI-LGA UA 7-day Sat night 30-day
CHI-MCO WN 14-day 1-day none
NK 0-day none 45-day
CHI-MSP NW 0-day none none Flight
NW 14-day Sat night 30-day time
specific,
to/from
MDW only
CHI-SFO UA 14-day Sat night 30-day
DCA-PHX HP 14-day 1-day none
EWR-SJC CO 14-day Sat night 30-day
IND-LAS WN 14-day 1-day none
IND-LGA US 14-day Sat night 30-day
LGA-LAX NK 0-day none 45-day B6
B6 14-day none none service
is
JFK-ONT
PHL-SEA US 14-day Sat night 30-day
- Fares valid as of September 26, 2002. ATA maximum fares valid
as of September 30, 2002.
- ATA fares have no Advance Purchase, No Minimum Stay and No
Maximum Stay
- Excludes one-day sale fares
AIRLINE FEES Attachment B
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FEE ATA AMERICAN UNITED SOUTHWEST
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ADMIN/CHANGE $50 $100 $100 Upgrade to
refundable
fare
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EXCESS BAGGAGE $50 $75-180 $75 $40 - $110
(PER BAG)
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PAPER TICKET $20 $20 $20 Not offered
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RESIDUAL YES NO NO YES
VALUE OF
NONREFUNDABLE
TICKET IF
FLIGHT MISSED
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STANDBY No Charge $100 $100 Not permitted
SAME DAY Eff 1/1/03 Eff 1/1/03 (must upgrade
FLIGHTS to refundable
fare)
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FEE SPIRIT JET BLUE AIR TRAN
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ADMIN/CHANGE $75 $25 $50
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EXCESS BAGGAGE $50 $50 $50
(PER BAG)
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PAPER TICKET Not offered Not Offered Not Offered
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RESIDUAL YES NO (unless res. NO (unless res.
VALUE OF cancelled 2 hrs is rebooked 1 hr
NONREFUNDABLE prior to prior to
TICKET IF departure) departure)
FLIGHT MISSED
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STANDBY Not Permitted No Charge No Charge
SAME DAY (must upgrade
FLIGHTS refundable fare)
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Competitor fees valid as of September 26, 2002. ATA fees valid as
of September 30, 2002.
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