ATA Airlines, which handled many Southwest Airlines connecting flights, abruptly shut down today, according to Bloomberg.

Northwest Airlines Corp. said in a statement that it will honor ATA tickets until May 3 for a $100 fee per leg of flights to and from Hawaii and Cancun, Mexico.

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Southwest Airlines Co. said it will honor any tickets it issued to its own customers who were booked on an ATA flight, or will give those ticket holders a refund. The company didn’t say what it would do for ATA customers who hadn’t booked a flight through Southwest’s reservation system.

Best check with your airline if you normally connect to an ATA flight out of Little Rock National

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