, ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁decision , ▁continued ▁to ▁take ▁res erv ations ▁and ▁told ▁call ers ▁that ▁the ▁air line ▁was ▁not ▁closing . ▁Following ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁employees ▁immediately ▁lost ▁their ▁jobs . ▁Of ▁the ▁remaining ▁employees , ▁res ervation ▁agents ▁were ▁told ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁their ▁regular ▁times , ▁while ▁other ▁employees ▁were ▁told ▁not ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁work ▁unless ▁asked ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁The ▁Eastern ▁shut down ▁elimin ated ▁many ▁air line ▁industry ▁jobs ▁in ▁the ▁Miami ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁areas . ▁ ▁Dest in ations ▁ ▁Fle et ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁fle w ▁many ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁aircraft ▁throughout ▁its ▁history . ▁Number ▁of ▁individual ▁aircraft ▁operated ▁in ▁parentheses . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Express , ▁Eastern ▁Metro ▁Express , ▁Eastern ▁Part ner ▁and ▁Car ib air ▁ ▁Several ▁regional ▁and ▁comm uter ▁air lines ▁provided ▁passenger ▁feed ▁for ▁Eastern ▁via ▁code ▁sharing ▁agre ements ▁with ▁their ▁aircraft ▁li ver ies ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁Eastern ▁main line ▁paint ▁scheme . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁brand ings ▁including : ▁Eastern ▁Express , ▁Eastern ▁Atl ant is ▁Express , ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Metro ▁Express . ▁ ▁LI AT , ▁a ▁Car ib bean - based ▁air line , ▁also ▁operated ▁Eastern ▁Part ner ▁service . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Express ▁air ▁carri ers ▁and ▁their ▁aircraft ▁included : ▁ ▁Air ▁Mid west ▁operating ▁Fair child ▁S we ar ingen ▁Met rol