AirTran Airways Warms Up for Winter, Increasing Flights to Florida

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 8:01am EDT

- Airline Announces Additional Service From Several Destinations to the
Sunshine State -







ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary
of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced increases to its winter
flight schedule to Florida. Daily flights will be added to a combination of
Orlando and Ft. Myers, Fla., beginning December 17, 2009, from Boston,
Pittsburgh, Chicago/Midway, and Columbus, Ohio.


These flights are in addition to AirTran's already extensive schedule to 10
cities in the Sunshine State, including recently added service to Key West.
The low-cost leader flies to more cities from Orlando and Ft. Myers than any
other airline.


"The only thing that covers Florida better is the sunshine itself," said Kevin
Healy, senior vice president of marketing and planning, AirTran Airways. "No
one beats our combination of low fares and high quality service to the land of
theme parks and powder white beaches."


The following nonstop flights between Boston and Orlando will be available
beginning December 17, 2009. This is in addition to two existing daily
nonstops: 


                  New Nonstop Service Between Boston and Orlando

      From     To    Flight   Departs    Arrives    Frequency   Equipment
      ----     --    ------   -------    -------    ---------   ---------
     Boston  Orlando   895    3:05 p.m.  6:34 p.m.     Daily        737
     Orlando  Boston   892   11:23 a.m.  2:25 p.m.     Daily        737



The following nonstop flights between Pittsburgh and Orlando will be available
beginning December 17, 2009. This is in addition to three existing daily
nonstops: 


               New Nonstop Service Between Pittsburgh and Orlando

        From        To     Flight   Departs   Arrives   Frequency  Equipment
        ----        --     ------   -------   -------   ---------  ---------
     Pittsburgh   Orlando    982    7:08 p.m. 9:24 p.m.   Daily       717
     Orlando     Pittsburgh  891    7:15 p.m. 9:33 p.m.   Daily       717



The following nonstop flights between Chicago/Midway and Fort Myers will be
available beginning December 17, 2009. This is in addition to three existing
daily nonstops: 


             New Nonstop Service Between Chicago/Midway and Ft. Myers

       From             To       Flight  Departs   Arrives Frequency Equipment
       ----             --       ------  -------   -------  --------- --------
    Chicago/Midway  Ft. Myers      1209  2:25 p.m. 6:09 p.m.  Daily     737
    Ft. Myers      Chicago/Midway  1208 11:45 a.m. 1:45 p.m.  Daily     737



The following nonstop flights between Columbus and Ft. Myers will be available
beginning December 17, 2009. This is in addition to two existing daily
nonstops: 


                  Nonstop Service Between Columbus and Ft. Myers

       From       To     Flight   Departs   Arrives   Frequency   Equipment
       ----       --     ------   -------   -------   ---------   ---------
    Columbus   Ft. Myers  1100   8:30 a.m. 11:05 a.m.   Daily       737
    Ft. Myers   Columbus  1101   6:59 p.m.  9:34 p.m.   Daily       737



AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI) and a
Fortune 1000 company, has been ranked the number one low cost carrier in the
Airline Quality Rating study for the past two years. AirTran is the only major
airline with Wi-Fi on every flight and offers coast-to-coast service on North
America's newest all-Boeing fleet. Its low-cost, high-quality product also
includes assigned seating, Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio
on every flight. To book a flight, visit www.airtran.com.


    Media Contacts:  AirTran Airways
                     Christopher White
                     Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas
                     678.254.7442





SOURCE  AirTran Airways

Christopher White or Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas, both of AirTran Airways,
+1-678-254-7442
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