ATA/WN codeshare from DFW to Midway

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ATA AND SOUTHWEST EXPAND ALLIANCE TO DFW TO MIDWAY ROUTE

Southwest Airlines announced today that it would expand it code sharing
arrangement with discount airline ATA. The purpose will be to allow
travelers in North Texas to fly ATA from DFW to Midway in Chicago and
then transfer to a Southwest flight to another destination. Code share
simply means that a consumer can by a ticket on either Southwest or ATA
for the full ticket and check baggage through to a final destination.
Southwest currently flies to 47 destinations from Midway.

ATA is currently in bankruptcy court and offers only four round trips
per day from DFW to Midway. That factor limits the amount of traffic
ATA can feed into the Southwest route structure through Chicago.
However, ATA is expected to increase its schedule when it emerges from
bankruptcy next year. Analysts see the ATA move as something of a
counter move to American Airlines decision to offer limited service
from Love Field. American and American Eagle currently offer five
flights a day between Midway and DFW.