AirTran Airways Activates PROS Yield Management System; Third High-Technology Initiative of 'Tech Innovation Week'.Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2001 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline that is a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. AirTran operates over 750 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 270 daily departures from today announced the third in a series of "Tech Innovation Week" initiatives that highlight new programs designed to improve customer service and airline operations. These efforts help AirTran Airways leapfrog many longstanding business technologies and the company's position as an innovative force in the U.S. air travel industry. Becoming a Pro with PROS AirTran Airways today announced the initial activation of the PROS revenue management system, which is designed to help the airline forecast the demand for its product and to determine the optimal mix of various fares in order to both stimulate demand and to maximize the company's revenue. AirTran Airways' PROS system, among other functions, can now forecast the final booking demand for all future departing flights, breaking forecasts down by class for every segment on every leg. In addition, it can recommend adjustments to the number of seats AirTran Airways should consider available for sale in each class of service. This capability helps the airline maximize its overall revenue from each flight. "This technology initiative will further enhance AirTran Airways' already successful revenue management initiatives," said Kevin Healy, Vice President, Planning and Sales. "With PROS, we can better forecast the correct number of discount seats at the right fare for our price-sensitive leisure passengers, and more accurately forecast when and where we need to preserve seats for the last-minute business traveler." PROS Revenue Management is the world's leader in pricing and revenue management optimization solutions and the pioneer and dominant provider of revenue management to the airline industry. PROS provides system solutions to the airline, cargo, rail, energy, health care and broadcast industries, and has delivered more than 180 systems to more than 80 clients in 37 countries. PROS' clients include 17 of the top 25 carriers in the airline industry. Systemwide, AirTran Airways operates 314 daily departures to 34 cities. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, AirTran Airways operates 139 daily departures from Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport World's busiest airport is a claim that is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest airports. The definition of "busiest" is debated as well, with claims being staked on the basis of aircraft operations, cargo traffic or total passengers. . AirTran Airways provides everyday, affordable air travel throughout the eastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and, unlike other airlines, never requires a roundtrip round·trip or round-trip also round trip n. A trip from one place to another and back, usually over the same route. purchase or Saturday night stay. AirTran Airways is the launch customer for the Boeing 717, today's newest, most innovative and most environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] commercial aircraft. AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI) is a Nevada corporation that operates as an airline holding company. Its primary asset is AirTran Airways. History After the large amount of negative publicity surrounding the Flight 592 incident, ValuJet Airlines suffered serious , Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ). For more information and reservations, visit AirTran Airways' website at www.airtran.com (America Online See AOL. Keyword: AirTran), call your travel agent or call AirTran Airways at 800-AIRTRAN (800/247-8726) or 770/994-8258 (in Atlanta). |
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