Arlington, VA, October 6, 2003 - Trans Atlantic Airlines, 448/KC, will join ARC as a participating carrier, effective with sales of October 13, 2003, giving ARC's more than 26,000 travel agency and corporate travel department locations the ability to settle Trans Atlantic Airlines transactions through ARC's trusted reporting system.

Based in Sierra Leone, Trans Atlantic Airlines will launch its maiden flight on October 30, 2003. Trans Atlantic Airlines will operate service between New York (JFK) and Freetown, Sierra Leone and Banjul, The Gambia, with continuing flights to Lagos, Nigeria.

Trans Atlantic Airlines joins ARC under the ARC Associate Carrier Program, a cost-effective settlement solution for small to mid-sized carriers distributing inventory in the U.S. market. With ARC settlement, carriers benefit from direct, weekly settlement of U.S. sales, rather than waiting for interline payments. The ARC Associate Carrier Program is designed for carriers settling fewer than 1,000 transactions per month through ARC.

Trans Atlantic Airlines has elected the General Concurrence method of agent appointment whereby all ARC agents are automatically appointed as agents of Trans Atlantic Airlines unless specifically advised to the contrary by the carrier. At this time, Trans Atlantic Airlines accepts cash as the only form of payment.

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