AirTran Airways Announces Additional Flight to Pensacola, Fla.; Four Daily Nonstops to Atlanta Hub.Business Editors/Travel & Airline Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2002 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 , 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ), today announced that the low-fare airline will add a fourth daily nonstop flight between Pensacola, Fla., and its Atlanta hub effective March 5, 2002. Tickets for the new flights are available for sale now.
Pensacola to Atlanta Daily, Nonstop Service
Flight No. Departs Arrives Equipment
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420 6:30 a.m. 8:40 a.m. DC-9
424 10:40 a.m. 12:45 p.m. DC-9
428 2:45 p.m. 4:55 p.m. DC-9
430 (a) 7:35 p.m. 9:45 p.m. DC-9
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Atlanta to Pensacola Daily, Nonstop Service
Flight No. Departs Arrives Equipment
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423 9:45 a.m. 9:58 a.m. DC-9
427 1:50 p.m. 2:03 p.m. DC-9
429 (a) 6:50 p.m. 7:00 p.m. DC-9
431 10:35 p.m. 10:43 p.m. DC-9
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(a) = new nonstop flights
"AirTran Airways is very pleased with the tremendous support we have received since entering the Atlanta to Pensacola market this past November. We are confident this additional frequency will help us build on our initial success in this market," stated John Kirby John Kirby (or Kirkby) is the name of several persons:
AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 336 flights a day to 36 cities 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. . The airline's hub is at 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. , Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier operating 146 flights a day. AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI). Unlike other airlines, AirTran Airways never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. The airline offers a Business Class any business can afford, all-assigned seating, a generous frequent flier program, and a corporate program called A2B A2B Anti-Two-Block A2B Administration-to-Broker A2B Administration to Business . For more information and reservations, visit http://www.airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran), call your travel agent or AirTran Airways at 1-800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770/994-8258 in Atlanta. |
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