I-ATA Airlines ibhengeze ngoLwesine kusasa ukuba ivala yonke imisebenzi kwaye irhoxisa zonke iinqwelomoya zangoku nezexesha elizayo.
Bangaphezu kwama-2,200 abasebenzi abaphelelwe ngumsebenzi. I-ATA ikwathi ayinakuphinda ihloniphe ugcino lwabakhweli okanye amatikiti.
Inqwelo moya yavala imisebenzi ukusukela ngentsimbi yesi-3 kusasa ngoLwesine. Abathengi abafike ngenqwelomoya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iMidway International bajikiswa kusasa ngoLwesine, ngelixa abasebenzi abebevela emsebenzini baxelelwa ukuba abasafuneki.
Le ntshukumo iza emva kokuba inkampani yeenqwelomoya ifake isicelo sokubhanga iSahluko se-11 ngoLwesithathu e-Indianapolis. Kwisiteyitimenti esifakwe kwiwebhusayithi yayo ngoLwesine ekuseni, inqwelomoya ithe akunakwenzeka ukuba iqhubeke nokusebenza emva kokulahleka kwesivumelwano esiphambili seshishini layo lokubhatala emkhosini.
-Abathengi be-ATA Airlines beza kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseChicago eMidway kuphela bafumanisa ukuba inqwelomoya iyekile yonke imilo kwaye yafaka isicelo sokubhanga.
Kubonakala ngathi ayingabo kuphela abakhweli abagqabhuka ngumsindo. Abasebenzi besikhululo seenqwelomoya ezise-Indianapolis beza emsebenzini, bafumanisa ukuba iinkonzo zabo azifuneki.
I-ATA ithi kwisiteyitimenti sayo kwiWebhusayithi yayo ukuba akunakwenzeka ukuqhubeka nokusebenza emva kokuba iphulukene nekhontrakthi ephambili yeshishini layo lokubhatala emkhosini.
I-ATA ibhengeze kwinyanga ephelileyo ukuba iza kushiya indawo yayo kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iMidway. Inqwelo moya yayineenqwelomoya ezisuka eMidway zisiya eDallas/Fort Worth naseOakland, eCalifornia. Ikwanayo neenqwelomoya eziya eHawaii ukusuka e-Oakland, eLos Angeles, ePhoenix naseLas Vegas.
Zonke Iinqwelomoya zangoku, zexesha elizayo zirhoxisiwe
Isikhululo seenqwelomoya sathi kwisiteyitimenti ukuba abathengi be-ATA kufuneka "bafune enye imisebenzi yohambo lwangoku kunye nekamva. Baye baqulunqa uluhlu lwezinye iinqwelo-moya ezikhonza kwiindawo ezifanayo njenge-ATA.
I-ATA ithe ukuba abakhweli bathenge amatikiti besebenzisa ikhadi letyala, kufuneka baqhagamshelane nenkampani yabo yekhadi letyala okanye iarhente yokuhamba ukuze babuze ngembuyekezo yamatikiti angasetyenziswanga. Amatikiti athengwe ngemali okanye ujonge ngqo kwi-ATA, ukubuyiselwa kwemali akufumaneki okwangoku, utshilo i-airline.
Imali okanye ukukhangela abathengi banokufumana imali epheleleyo okanye inxalenye yembuyekezo ngokungenisa ibango kwiinkqubo zeSahluko se-11 ze-ATA, i-airline yathi.
Ukukhutshwa kweendaba ezisemthethweni ze-ATA:
I-ATA Airlines, Inc. namhlanje ibhengeze ukuba ifake isicelo sokuzithandela phantsi kweSahluko se-11 se-US Bankruptcy Code. Isikhalazo safakwa nge-2 ka-Epreli kwiNkundla yeBhanki yase-US kwiSithili esiseMazantsi e-Indiana, kwicandelo lase-Indianapolis. Emva kokufakwa kweSahluko se-11, i-ATA yayeka yonke imisebenzi, iyasebenza nge-4 am ET ngo-Epreli 3. Eyona nto iphambili ekhokelela kwezi zenzo kukurhoxiswa okungalindelekanga kwekhontrakthi ephambili yeshishini le-ATA ye-charter yemikhosi, eyenza ukuba akunakwenzeka ukuba i-ATA ukufumana inkunzi eyongezelelweyo ukuzinzisa imisebenzi yayo okanye ukuhlengahlengisa ishishini.
Ngokuvalwa kwayo yonke imisebenzi kunye nokucinywa kwazo zonke iinqwelomoya ze-ATA, i-ATA ayisakwazi ukuhlonipha nakuphi na ukubhukisha okanye amatikiti. Abathengi be-ATA kufuneka bafune amanye amalungiselelo ohambo lwangoku kunye nexesha elizayo. Ngaloo nto, i-ATA iqhagamshelane neenqwelo-moya ezisebenza kwiindawo ze-ATA kwaye zabacela ukuba banike uncedo kubathengi be-ATA. Uluhlu lwezinye iinqwelomoya ezinikezela nge-ATA kunye nolwazi olongezelelweyo lwabathengi be-ATA luyafumaneka kwi-www.ata.com. Ulwazi lwabathengi luye lwathunyelwa kuzo zonke iikhawunta zetikiti ze-ATA kwaye zifumaneka (800) 435-9282. Abathengi kufuneka batyelele i-ata.com ukuze bafumane ukuhlaziywa njengoko ulwazi olongezelelweyo lufumaneka.
Abathengi abathenge amatikiti kwi-ATA besebenzisa ikhadi lekhredithi kufuneka baqhagamshelane nomboneleli wabo wekhadi letyala ngokuthe ngqo ngolwazi oluthe kratya malunga nendlela yokufumana imbuyiselo yamatikiti angasetyenziswanga. Abathengi abathenge amathikithi kwi-Southwest Airlines kwiinqwelomoya eziqhutywa yi-ATA ngokusebenzisa isivumelwano se-codeshare kufuneka baqhagamshelane noMzantsi-ntshona kwi- (800) 308-5037 ngolwazi olungakumbi. Inkqubo yokubhabha rhoqo ye-ATA kunye nawo onke amanqaku aqokelelwe rhoqo abhabha aya kucinywa. I-ATA iye yacebisa abathengi bayo bezorhwebo kunye nemikhosi yomkhosi ukuba kufuneka benze amanye amalungiselelo kwiimfuno zokuhamba ezizayo.
UDoug Yakola, igosa eliyintloko elisebenza kwi-ATA, wathi: “Sizisola kakhulu ngokuphazamiseka nobunzima obubangelwe kukuvalwa ngequbuliso kwe-ATA, isiphumo sokuba thina nabasebenzi bethu sisebenze nzima kakhulu saza sancama izinto ezininzi ukuze siphephe. Ngelishwa, ukurhoxiswa kwesivumelwano esibalulekileyo kwishishini lethu le-charter yasemkhosini kwajongela phantsi isicwangciso se-ATA sokujongana neemeko ezikhoyo ezijongene nazo zonke iinkampani zeenqwelo moya ezicwangcisiweyo, kubandakanya nexabiso elikhulu lexabiso le-jet fuel kwiinyanga zamva nje. Ngenxa yoko, akuzange kwenzeke ukuba i-ATA iqhubeke nokusebenza. ”
Nangona imingeni yayo yezemali, i-ATA yaqhubeka ifuna izisombululo kwishishini layo lenkonzo ecwangcisiweyo kunye nokudala ixabiso ukusuka kwixesha elide lokuhlala kwimarike yaseHawaii kunye nokwandiswa kwayo ngamazwe ngamazwe. Kodwa ezi nzame ziye zafumana isibetho esikhulu kutsha nje xa i-ATA ifumene isaziso esikhawulezileyo nesingalindelekanga esivela kwi-FedEx Corporation sokuba i-ATA ayisayi kuba lilungu le-FedEx Teaming Arrangement. Eli lungiselelo lanika i-ATA isabelo esibalulekileyo kwiikontraka zeenqwelo moya phantsi kweNkqubo yeZizwe ngezizwe yeSebe lezoKhuselo Umyalelo wokuHamba koMoya, oququzelela ukuthuthwa kwabasebenzi basemkhosini kunye neentsapho zabo ukuya nokubuya kumazwe aphesheya. Eli lungiselelo labalelwa kuninzi lweshishini le-ATA's charter.
Nangona u-ATA wayelilungu leqela le-FedEx phantse amashumi amabini eminyaka, i-FedEx yazisa i-ATA ukuba yayiza kwalelwa ubulungu kwiQela le-FedEx kunyaka-mali karhulumente ka-2009 – ixesha eliqala ngo-Okthobha ka-2008 ukuya kutsho ngoSeptemba ka-2009. ukupheliswa ngunyaka opheleleyo ngaphambi kwexesha elichazwe kwileta yesivumelwano phakathi kweFedEx kunye ne-ATA.
I-ATA ibambe iingxoxo ezibanzi namaqela amaninzi ngeenzame zokufumana inkunzi, ukuchonga amanye amathuba anokuthi ayivumele ukuba iqhubeke isebenza, okanye ithengise ishishini njengenkxalabo eqhubekayo. Nangona kunjalo, ngaphandle kwemizamo yayo emihle, i-ATA ayikwazanga ukuqhubeka nokusebenza okanye ukugqiba ukuthengisa. Ngokufanelekileyo, ukuvalwa kwangoko bekuyimfuneko.
Ishishini elicwangcisiweyo le-ATA lenkonzo liye lachatshazelwa ngokumandla kukunyuka okumangalisayo nokungazange kubonwe ngaphambili kwixabiso le-jet fuel kwiinyanga ezidlulileyo. Ngomhla wesi-6 kuMatshi, kwiinzame zokunciphisa iindleko, i-ATA yabhengeza ukuba iza kuyeka inkonzo yayo ecwangcisiweyo yokukhwela intlawulo ephantsi kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseChicago eMidway, ukususela ngoAprili 14, 2008. Inkonzo yamazwe ngamazwe evela eMidway bekulindeleke ukuba iphele nge-7 kaJuni 2008. Konke inkonzo enjalo iye yanqunyanyiswa ngoko nangoko, ukongeza kuzo zonke ezinye iinqwelomoya ezicwangcisiweyo ze-ATA, ezisebenza phakathi kweWest Coast neHawaii.
USteven S. Turoff uye wabizwa ngokuba yiGosa eliyiNtloko lokuLungisa i-ATA, enoxanduva lokongamela ityala leSahluko se-11 yenkampani. UMnu. Turoff ngumongameli we-Renaissance Consulting Group, i-Inc., inkampani yokulawula inguqu esekelwe e-Dallas, eTexas. Umcebisi we-ATA okhokelayo wokungatshoni kwiinkqubo zayo zeSahluko se-11 nguHaynes noBoone, LLP.
Yasekwa ngo-1973 kwaye izinze e-Indianapolis, i-ATA Airlines, Inc. iphantsi kwe-Global Aero Logistics Inc. I-Global Aero kunye nezinye ii-subsidiaries zayo aziyonxalenye yenkqubo ye-ATA yeSahluko se-11 kwaye iqhuba ishishini njengesiqhelo.
Ngexesha lokuvalwa komsebenzi, i-ATA yayinabasebenzi abamalunga nama-2,230, phantse bonke bayaziswa namhlanje ukuba izikhundla zabo zisusiwe. I-ATA ifake izicelo kwiNkundla yeBhanki ifuna imvume yokubonelela nge-inshurensi ye-inshurensi ye-COBRA kwaba basebenzi. I-ATA ibisebenza malunga ne-10,000 yabakhweli ngosuku ngexesha lokuvalwa kwayo. Inkampani isebenze iinqwelomoya ezingama-29, uninzi lwazo ziqeshiwe.
Ulwazi olongezelelweyo malunga nokuvalwa kwe-ATA kunye neenkqubo zeSahluko se-11 ziyafumaneka kwi-intanethi ku-www.ata.com. Iifayile zenkundla kunye nolwazi lwamabango luya kufumaneka ku-www.bmcgroup.com/ataairlines.
