ATA Airlines files for bankruptcy

ATA discontinues all flights

ATA Airlines announced Thursday morning it is shutting down all operations and canceling all current and future flights.

More than 2,200 employees are out of a job. ATA also says it can no longer honor passenger reservations or tickets.

The airline shut down operations as of 3 a.m. Thursday morning. Customers who arrived for flights at Midway International Airport were turned away Thursday morning, while employees who showed up for work were told they were no longer needed.

Military Airfares

Military Travel is needed worldwide which means Soldiers have to travel to and from anywhere in this world not only within the USA and transatlantic or transpacific.
The Internet has ensured that every enlisted Military can get the airfare he/she is entitled to without stress clicking on MILITARYFARES.COM

Go to Militaryfares.com. Here You can search for the best Military Airfares. Airlines like American, USAirways and United are uploading their special
military flight prices constantly. But as well European and Asiatic carriers like Lufthansa or Korean Air are offering special Soldier discounts.

But should there not exist any Military tariff for your flight, the system automatically searches other airlines databases and gives you the best available common airfare compairing between the airlines flying this citypair.

MilitaryFares.com as well gives you the possibility to choose a special type of Travel Protection Plan specially designed for the needs of active Military Personnel and their problems.

Business Travel Tips

Whether a small firm or multinational, the average business market for companies is larger than it used to be; the Internet has ensured that even tiny companies can have a customer base that is truly global! This is putting an increasing strain on business travelers who often become stressed and fatigued at the constant need to be in another part of the world. Business travel tips are useful to regular travelers by ensuring certain routines are carried out every time they travel to reduce the possibility of wasted trips.
When baggage goes missing it is irritating to say the least but for someone on a business trip it can be a whole lot more disastrous. The easiest way to ensure this situation does not affect you is by placing important business documents in your hand luggage.
This means that even if your main luggage is lost your trip does not have to be wasted; your meeting can still take place despite any inconvenience that has been caused. Of course when you are packing your main suitcase for the journey, it will be much simpler for you if you only include items that are essential and is an important business travel tip to remember.
In order to accomplish this, make do with a pair of casual shoes and a pair of business shoes only, and be sure to only bring enough work clothes to last you through the trip. The only other essentials to pack are your toiletries and any non-essential business information that you might require.
A little business travel tip that flight attendants use when they pack is to roll up their clothes, then place them into cylinders which compresses the clothing and reduces the number of creases. If you carry dark clothing with you it can help if anything is spilt on them as it is harder to see stains on dark clothes.
Another little trick that experienced travelers use is to carry hand and face wipes with them which can freshen your appearance in seconds without the need of a washroom. Although most cell phones have very good standby and talk times now, you will need to make sure it and any other electronic equipment are charged up before you go on your journey.
Using your traveling time to get essential work done will mean that in the evenings you can take some time out to explore the city you're staying in. Regular business travelers make these preparations before every trip to ensure the business side of it goes without a hitch.
These few business travel tips if used, can make the difference between a relaxing few days when you travel on business, or a more stressful time if you decide to not to use them.

Frontier Airlines SALE!

Frontier Airlines is having a seven-day nationwide sale running through
Monday, March 3. Flyers coast-to-coast can take advantage of fares across
the United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico as low as $49* each way.
Travelers must purchase sale-priced tickets by 9:59 p.m. MST on March 3,
2008, for travel through May 20, 2008.

Frontier's current sale fares are listed below.

Fares listed are each way. Roundtrip purchase is required by
March 3, 2008, for travel through May 20, 2008.*

Grand Junction to Omaha $129
San Antonio to Salt Lake City $139
Milwaukee to Cancun $139
Rapid City to Oklahoma City $69
Albuquerque to Puerto Vallarta $109
Sioux City to Washington, DC $111
Akron to Cabo San Lucas $169

To/from Denver:
Akron (Cleveland area) $99
Albuquerque $49
Anchorage $129
Aspen $99
Atlanta $99
Austin $79
Billings $79
Boise $99
Cabo San Lucas $119
Calgary $119
Cancun $139
Chicago (MDW) $69
Colorado Springs $49
Cozumel $139
Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) $89
Dayton $99
Detroit $119
Durango $89
El Paso $89
Ft. Lauderdale $109
Ft. Myers $109
Grand Junction $89
Hartford $99
Houston (IAH) $79
Indianapolis $99
Jacksonville $99
Kansas City $69
Las Vegas $69
Little Rock $99
Los Angeles $99
Mazatlan $99
Memphis $99
Milwaukee $99
Minneapolis/St. Paul $99
Nashville $89
New York (LGA) $119
Oklahoma City $69
Omaha $89
Orange County $109
Orlando $99
Philadelphia $109
Phoenix $69
Portland $99
Puerto Vallarta $109
Rapid City $79
Sacramento $99
St. Louis $99
Salt Lake City $59
San Antonio $99
San Diego $99
San Francisco $89
San Jose, Calif. $89
San Jose, Costa Rica $159
Sioux City $89
Spokane $109
Tampa $99
Tucson $99
Tulsa $79
Washington, DC (DCA) $129
Wichita $79

Book those special airfares via www.flightdiscount.com
or www.sky-tours.com





*Restrictions apply

Source: Frontier Holding

DOT ranks the big airlines

If you've already concluded that airline service in the United States just keeps getting worse, you won't find many surprises in the Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer Report for 2007. For the most part, airlines did a bit worse this year than last: Mishandled baggage, involuntary denied boardings (bumpings, in civilian language), and consumer complaints were all up this year.

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source: smartertravel.com

Delta announces cheap flights to Europe

Delta Air Lines is discounting European flights from New York JFK.
Book quick, and get one of the flights for as little as $209, each-way.

Transatlantic flights today are a far better bargain than ever.

All below quoted airfares are oneway, but for roundtrip only. Neither taxes nor fees are included in those quotes.

Tickets must be purchased before February 26.
Fly eastbound between March 31 through May 15. Complete the trip by June 14.

Some blackout dates apply. Another restriction: - you must stay the níght between Saturday and Sunday abroad.

Here are some Delta Air Lines example fares out of JFK
- Accra $699
- Amsterdam $309
- Athens $399
- Barcelona $289
- Brussels $289
- Bucharest $369
- Budapest $269
- London $209
- Madrid $289
- Milan $409
- Nice $309
- Pisa $409
- Rome $409

Those great Delta bargains can be booked on sky-tours.com or flightdiscount.com

Qantas Welcomes Australia-US 'Open Skies' Agreement

Qantas said today that it welcomed the Australia-US "open skies" agreement announced by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development.

The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, said the airline had supported the Australian Government's efforts to seek fully liberalised air services arrangements between the two countries at negotiations in Washington this week. This had been largely achieved.

"We welcome the outcome. It brings new opportunities for growth and competition. Importantly, it will assist the further development of Australia's aviation industry, as well as help increase trade and tourism with a major economic partner," Mr Dixon said.

The Qantas Group is currently operating at its highest ever frequency - 48 services per week - on the Pacific route. This will increase to 51 services per week as from March. In addition, the airline offers an extensive range of code share connections on US partner airlines to cities within the US, which can be increased under the liberalised arrangements.

Mr Dixon said Qantas was pleased to note the emphasis that the Government was giving to securing increased opportunities for Australian carriers.

"Further liberalisation of air services arrangements with a number of countries is needed if Australian carriers are to grow operations and match opportunities available to foreign competitors."

Mr Dixon said the airline had recently identified a range of markets where liberalisation would be required if Qantas and Jetstar were to fully implement commercial plans.

"We hope to see our commercial plans and priorities reflected in the Government's agenda for future air services negotiations," he said.

Source:Qantas Press Room

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