Revived Eastern Air Lines will be based in Miami . Wegel said there were years in the 1980s when Eastern had the most passengers of any U.S. airline , because of the shuttle and its extensive Latin American route system . It will start with charter flights and build to scheduled flights . Eastern went bankrupt in 1986 , but new group bought rights to the airline .
Revived Eastern Air Lines will be based in Miami . It will start with charter flights and build to scheduled flights . Eastern went bankrupt in 1986 , but new group bought rights to the airline .