INDIANAPOLIS, July 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ATA Airlines today announced it will upgrade seating capacity on its Hilo-Oakland International route. ATA will deploy a Boeing 757-200 in place of its current 737-800 for the month of August (beginning August 4) adding 16%, or 50 seats per day. "Traffic on our new Hilo-Oakland flight has exceeded our expectations and is a nice surprise to have to deal with," says ATA Managing Director of Planning, Mark Suman. "The added capacity during the peak month of August will help customers find low-fare, non-stop seats between Hilo and the Bay Area and to several mainland destinations on Southwest Airlines."
ATA currently has attractive fares available at www.ata.com for Oakland-Hilo customers and those connecting to ATA'S codeshare partner, Southwest Airlines. Here are sample fares for Oakland and connecting Codeshare Cities:
For Travel Between Hilo and: Lowest one-way fare Oakland(a) $159 Las Vegas(b) $229 Los Angeles(b) $229 Ontario(b) $229 Phoenix(b) $179 Reno(b) $229 Salt Lake City(b) $229 San Diego(b) $229 Seattle(b) $229
All fares are off-peak, one-way with a 7-day advance purchase requirement for travel from 8/5 through 12/10/06, with blackout dates of 8/31-9/5/06, and 11/21-27.
As of July 25, 2006, ATA has a fleet of three Boeing 737-300s, 12 Boeing 737-800s, six Boeing 757-200s, four Boeing 757-300s and 4 Lockheed L-1011s.
Entering its 33rd year of operations, ATA offers affordable travel to destinations such as Hawaii, Chicago, New York, Oakland, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Washington, D.C. and Mexico. Through direct and connecting Southwest Airlines codeshare flights, ATA now serves customers in more than 60 markets. ATA provides advanced seat assignments, self-service kiosks, Web check-in and a frequent flier program with one of the lowest thresholds for earning travel in the industry. ATA Travel Awards members have the option when booking their flights on ata.com or at 1-800-I-FLY-ATA of earning either ATA Travel Awards points or Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards credits. For more information, visit ata.com.
(a) Fares do not include a $3.30 federal segment tax per takeoff and landing, a September 11th Security Fee of up to $5 each way, and Passenger facility charge of up to $9 each way. Sale fares can only be purchased on ata.com. Sale fares for travel 8/5-12/10/06 and must be purchased by 7/30/06. Blackout dates to/from all cities 8/31-9/5/06 and 11/21-11/27/06 apply. Fares are off-peak, one-way; require a 7-day advance purchase; in coach class; non-refundable; subject to change without notice. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights and dates. Fares are for off-peak Mon-Thu travel. Not all destinations on sale or served on a daily basis. Photo I.D. required for flight check-in. Service is provided by ATA Airlines except where noted.
(b) Some service provided by Southwest Airlines. For deaf and hearing-impaired callers, TTY 800-293-6194.