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AirTran Airways Announces Akron-Canton to Orlando Nonstop Service; New Daily Nonstop Begins April 9.


Business Editors/Travel Writers

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 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
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:AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ), today announced that the low-fare airline will add new daily nonstop service between Akron-Canton Regional Airport CAK redirects here. For other uses, see CAK (disambiguation).

Akron-Canton Airport (IATA: CAK, ICAO: KCAK) is a commercial Class C airport located in southern Summit County, Ohio (a very small portion of both runways extend into Stark County,) roughly 10
 in Ohio and Orlando, Fla., effective April 9, 2002. Tickets are now available for purchase.

 Akron-Canton to Orlando Daily, Nonstop Service
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Departs              Arrives             Stops               Equipment
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7:30 a.m.            9:40 a.m.           Nonstop             717
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 Orlando to Akron-Canton Daily, Nonstop Service
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Departs              Arrives             Stops               Equipment
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7:30 p.m.            9:45 p.m.           Nonstop             717
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"Due to the popularity of our Saturday nonstop Akron-Canton to Orlando service, we are pleased to increase our frequency in this market. With this new daily nonstop flight, AirTran Airways continues to meet the demands of the business and leisure traveler," stated John Kirby John Kirby (or Kirkby) is the name of several persons:
  • John Kirby (Canadian politician) (1772-1846), Canadian businessman & politician
  • John Kirby (musician) (1908-1952), American jazz musician
  • John Kirby (Roman Catholic Bishop) (born 1938), Irish bishop
, AirTran Airways' director of network planning.

Listed below are sample one-way fares (fares are valid in either direction) valid for travel on or after April 9, 2002:

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       Market             Lowest         Lowest         Business
                          Leisure        Walk-up          Class
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   CAK to Orlando          $79            $209             $309
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AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 346 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 frequent flier
n.
One who travels often by air, especially on one airline.



frequent-fli
 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.

Rules and Restrictions: All fares are one-way. All fares are non-refundable and a $50 fee per person applies to any change made after purchase plus any applicable increase in airfare. Lowest leisure fare requires a fourteen-day advance purchase. Seats are limited, subject to availability and may not be available on all flights. Nonstop daily service begins April 9, 2002. Fares, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice. Fares do not include per-segment tax of $3.00. The September 11th security fee of up to $10 is not included. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18.00 are not included. Fares to/from Grand Bahama Island do not include U.S. and Bahamian taxes of up to $34.70. (c)AirTran Airways 2002
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