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ARC Corporate Communications
4100 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22203-1629
703 816-8525
Fax: 703 816-8168
corpcom@arccorp.com
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About ARC
ARC is the premier financial transaction processing and settlement corporation that facilitates the distribution of travel products and related information in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are nearly 30,000 ARC accredited travel agency locations and approximately 130 participating airlines and railroads in ARC's settlement system. Using increasingly sophisticated electronic means for ticket distribution, reporting, and remittance, these points of sale are responsible for air and rail sales of nearly $65 billion a year. For more information about ARC, please visit www.arccorp.com.
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ACES Airlines Withdraws from ARC Participation
Arlington, VA, August 26, 2003 -
ACES Airlines, 137/VX, has advised ARC it will voluntarily withdraw from ARC participation following cessation of operations. ARC will process all ACES Airlines
transactions submitted through PED 08/31/03 (sales period ending date Aug. 31, 2003).
ARC has been advised that Avianca Airlines, 134/AV, and SAM Airlines, 334/MM, have agreed to accept all passengers holding ACES Airlines tickets issued on or before August 20, 2003.
Those with tickets for the Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bogotá, Colombia route will be served from the Miami, FL airport. All others will be served on the routes specified on their tickets.
Passengers holding ACES Airlines tickets are encouraged to contact Avianca at 800-284-2622 or 800-846-2237 to verify flight status on Avianca or SAM. Please visit Avianca's Web site at
http://www.avianca.com for more information.
Any travel agent transactions outstanding after completion of processing of sales for PED 08/31/03 should be directed to ACES Airlines at Suite 111, 8125 NW 53rd Street, Miami, FL 33166.
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