It's a good morning world, but if you are on the way to the airport and flying ATA AIRLINES... there really is nothing good about it, because ATA has permanently canceled all flights and gone out of business. So turn around and go back home. ATA has filed bankruptcy and has made no arrangements for any other airline to cover their flights. So don't bother to go! There will be no bitching and moaning at the counter because no one is there to listen. In Los Angeles and New York travelers walked up to the check-in counter to see memos taped to the terminals announcing the permanent cancellation. The memo...
describes that the major cause of the bankruptcy was the loss of a major military contract and a contract with Federal Express. How cold, not to get a call the night before or to ask another airline to cover your travelers at least for the day. Those ATA flights are usually international flights so travelers are out of some big bucks unless they purchased travelers insurance.
ATA is now the 5th airline to have to cancel flight in the last two weeks. Southwest, Delta, American, and United all preceded ATA,but for FAA inspection issues.