Anybody Fly ATA?

http://www.ata.com/

Well, you don't anymore.

ATA has shut down. Effectively immediately.

 

Thank Christ...

 

That's different from AirTran, isn't it? I flew AirTran to Orlando and back a couple of years ago.

No complaints, other than the useless free earbuds the flight attendants pass out for XM listening. (Tip: Bring your own headphones.)

 

I've flown ATA fairly often and been generally satisfied, except for one thing -- it takes frickin' forever to get the bags to the baggage carousel. No airline I've flown comes even close to being so slow.

 

Yes, it is different from AirTran. The best thing about AirTran was the $25 upgrade to first class. XM was a close second, though the channel choices were severely limited.

When we flew back from Seattle at Christmas, we were rolling for takeoff past all the aircraft waiting their turn. One of the planes we passed was an ATA DC-10 - not unlike this one - and I found myself thinking wow, I didn't think ATA had that many passengers to support a plane that big...

 

I flew ATA a bunch of times. They had really reasonable last minute fares to Chicago. Most of the times I flew them, the planes were half empty, so it was pretty comfortable.

Sucks for the employees who lost their jobs.

 

ATA flew a lot of routes to Hawaii and did a lot of charter work so I guess they'd need a few planes that size.

 

Didn't ATA just form a partnership with Southwest to expand coverage?

 

I flew it a few times when I made the mistake of letting someone else book my flights for me... The paper saved $30, I was delayed several hours in Midway and got on a plane that makes what Southwest flies look brand new...

 

10 posts, and no atm jokes.

God, this place is slipping.

 

St. Pete must be the only commercial airport left where you still walk onto the tarmac, instead of through a jetway.

Although with no ATA, does St. Pete have any airlines left?