Mesa’s Bankrupt – Do You Need to Worry?

If you follow airline news, you might have heard that Mesa Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Do you need to worry about that? The short answer is no.

One cannot book tickets on Mesa directly - it serves as a regional carrier for Delta, United, and US Airways. Because one can only book flights through the mainline carriers, those airlines will take care of any changes for you. Plus, Mesa is continuing operations as normal for the time being.

Mesa also owns the carrier go!, which operates inter-island Hawaii service, and has just entered into a partnership with Mokulele Airlines. go! is not part of the bankruptcy filing, so those passengers need not worry, either.