ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a
subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported record
traffic for the month of January 2008. The airline reported that revenue
passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), enplaned passengers, and
load factor represent new all-time company records for the month of January.
For January, traffic grew by 14.4 percent to more than 1.2 billion RPMs
based on a 5.5 percent increase in capacity. The company's load factor for the
month was 67.4 percent, up 5.2 points from January 2007. The airline enplaned
more than 1.6 million passengers for the month, a 9.1 percent increase from
January 2007.
"We are very pleased with our January performance and proud of all of our
hard-working Crew Members and the high-quality service they provide our
customers every day," said Kevin Healy, senior vice president of marketing and
planning for AirTran Airways.
AirTran Airways January 2008 Traffic
(Preliminary)
January 2008 January 2007 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,216,472 1,062,955 14.4 percent
Available Seat Miles (000) 1,804,070 1,709,685 5.5 percent
Load Factor 67.4 percent 62.2 percent 5.2 points
Passengers Enplaned 1,633,718 1,497,869 9.1 percent
AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company, offers more than 700 affordable,
daily flights to 56 U.S. destinations. With 8,900 friendly Crew Members and
America's youngest all-Boeing fleet, AirTran Airways provides XM Satellite
Radio and Business Class seating on every flight. For more information and
free online booking, visit http://www.airtran.com.
Editor's note: Statements regarding the Company's operational and
financial success, business model, expectation about future success, improved
operational performance and our ability to maintain or improve our low costs
are forward-looking statements and are not historical facts. Instead, they are
estimates or projections involving numerous risks or uncertainties, including
but not limited to, consumer demand and acceptance of services offered by the
Company, the Company's ability to maintain current cost levels, fare levels
and actions by competitors, regulatory matters and general economic
conditions. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is
contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not
limited to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 2006. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to update or
correct any of its forward-looking statements.
Media Contacts: AirTran Airways
Tad Hutcheson
Judy Graham-Weaver
Quinnie Jenkins
678.254.7442
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