Sunday, March 4, 2012

Chicagoans may be stranded as bankrupt Mexicana Airlines

The announcement that bankrupt Mexicana Airlines will halt all operations today has potentially left Chicago-area vacationers stuck in Mexico and others holding tickets they can't use to get there, local travel agents said Friday.

Though Mexicana sold no tickets since filing for bankruptcy Aug. 2, many travelers still hold tickets purchased in advance.

Unless other airlines step in and honor those tickets, travelers "will probably have to take the bus coming back or buy new tickets if seats are available," said Fran Stankovich, an employee of Damen Travel in the Pilsen neighborhood. She said she spent all day Friday phoning customers to tell them of the sudden …

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