Airtran Adds New Service To Florida And Bahamas

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AirTran Airways Adds Nonstop Service to Florida and Bahamas Routes
Wednesday August 4, 10:00 am ET
Additional Flights Starting this Fall from Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Rochester, Philadelphia, Dayton and Flint to Name a Few


ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI - News), today announced that the airline will be adding new daily nonstop flights this fall between several of the cities it serves and popular vacation destinations such as Miami, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Grand Bahama Island.
"We are pleased to offer these additional frequencies for our customers," said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways' vice president of planning and sales. "This increase in service gives consumers more flexibility and convenience when planning travel, as well as more options for affordable fares on popular routes."

With these additional flights the airline will significantly increase its Florida service going from 72 daily departures to the Florida cities served in August 2004 to 88 daily departures by January 2005. The following are the new routes with effective dates:

New daily nonstop service effective November 4, 2004:

Atlanta to Grand Bahama Island Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
37 3:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m.


Grand Bahama Island to Atlanta Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
38 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m.


Atlanta to Miami Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
504 4:40 p.m. 6:40 p.m.
504 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.


Miami to Atlanta Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
506 7:20 p.m. 9:25 p.m.
506 8:10 p.m. 10:15 p.m.


Bloomington/Normal to Orlando Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
147 2:10 p.m. 5:31 p.m.
147 3:50 p.m. 7:11 p.m.


Orlando to Bloomington/Normal Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
148 12:00 p.m. 1:35 p.m.
148 1:40 p.m. 3:15 p.m.


Baltimore/Washington (BWI) to Fort Myers Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
451 7:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m.
451 7:05 a.m. 9:35 a.m.


Fort Myers to Baltimore/Washington (BWI) Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
474 4:22 p.m. 6:52 p.m.


Fort Lauderdale to Rochester Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
590 10:52 a.m. 1:42 p.m.


Rochester to Fort Lauderdale Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
591 8:49 a.m. 11:39 a.m.


Orlando to Milwaukee Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
672 10:01 a.m. 11:51 a.m.


Milwaukee to Orlando Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
671 12:30 p.m. 4:10 p.m.


Orlando to Pittsburgh Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
388 6:52 p.m. 9:07 p.m.


Pittsburgh to Orlando Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
387 7:35 a.m. 9:50 a.m.


Rochester to Tampa Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
586 7:25 a.m. 9:55 a.m.


Tampa to Rochester Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
589 7:20 p.m. 9:50 p.m.


New daily nonstop service effective November 6, 2004:

Fort Lauderdale to Flint Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
252 2:43 p.m. 5:50 p.m.


Flint to Fort Lauderdale Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
253 11:00 a.m. 2:08 p.m.


New daily nonstop service effective November 20, 2004:

Milwaukee to Fort Myers Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
609 11:26 a.m. 3:21 p.m.


Fort Myers to Milwaukee Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
610 4:00 p.m. 5:55 p.m.


New daily nonstop service effective December 7, 2004:

Dallas/Fort Worth to Fort Lauderdale Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
760 5:10 p.m. 8:55 p.m.


Fort Lauderdale to Dallas/Fort Worth Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
759 2:35 p.m. 4:30 p.m.


West Palm Beach to Philadelphia Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
752 4:35 p.m. 7:20 p.m.


Philadelphia to West Palm Beach Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
751 1:20 p.m. 3:55 p.m.


Philadelphia to Fort Myers Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
753 12:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m.


Fort Myers to Philadelphia Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
750 10:10 a.m. 12:40 p.m.


New daily nonstop service effective December 17, 2004:

Dayton to Tampa Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
266 6:35 p.m. 8:50 p.m.


Tampa to Dayton Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
265 3:40 p.m. 5:55 p.m.


Flint to Tampa Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
264 12:20 p.m. 3:00 p.m.


Tampa to Flint Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
263 9:00 a.m. 11:40 a.m.


New daily nonstop service effective January 10, 2005:

Dayton to Fort Lauderdale Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
707 10:09 a.m. 12:34 p.m.


Fort Lauderdale to Dayton Nonstop Service

Flight Departs Arrives
702 1:14 p.m. 3:39 p.m.



AirTran Airways is one of America's largest low-fare airlines -- employing more than 5,800 friendly, professional Crew Members and operating over 500 flights a day to 45 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport by passenger volume, where it is the second largest carrier. AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI - News), is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717 and has America's youngest all-Boeing fleet. The airline recently added the Boeing 737-700 aircraft, one of the most fuel efficient and environmentally friendly aircraft flying today, to its fleet. For reservations or more information, visit http://www.airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran).

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