At 11:02 AM 2/25/2004, you wrote: >A few days ago, ATA announced they were hoping to start trans Atlantic >service. They would be the first low cost carrier across the trans >Atlanic. Perhaps they should check the history of trans Atlantic airline >service. > >Though the term had not been coined yet, there were at least 5 trans >Atlantic carriers that would be called LCC today. Dates shown are only >approximates. Add: Tower. I think they've always served Israel, but they also had service to Europe, including Amsterdam, Paris, Athens, and Rome at one time or another (and possibly more, those I recall for certain) They rattled around from 1982/3 until finally imploding in 2000. - David