AirTran Airways Announces Enhanced Service from Philadelphia; Low-fare Carrier to Add Nonstop Flights To Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and West Palm Beach.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO Orlando, city, United States Orlando (ôrlăn`dō), city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2003 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, effective February February: see month. 4, 2004, the low-fare airline will enhance service to/from Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C. International Airport (PHL) by adding a third daily nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. flight to Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , a fourth daily nonstop flight to Orlando and one daily nonstop flight to West Palm Beach. With the addition of these new flights, AirTran Airways will operate 19 flights a day from Philadelphia. All flights will be operated with new Boeing (language) BOEING - An early system on the IBM 1130. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. 717 jet aircraft. Tickets are now available for purchase. "We continue to see increased demand in the Philadelphia market, and we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are pleased to address that demand by offering enhanced service Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; to better meet our customers' needs," said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways' vice president of planning and sales. "The addition of this new service will allow AirTran Airways to offer the Philadelphia community everyday low-fare, nonstop flights to Atlanta, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach."
Service effective February 4, 2004:
Philadelphia to Ft. Lauderdale Nonstop Service
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency
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771 9:40 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Daily
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753 3:05 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Daily
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755(a) 7:50 p.m. 10:28 p.m. Daily
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Ft. Lauderdale to Philadelphia Nonstop Service
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency
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754(a) 8:30 a.m. 11:10 a.m. Daily
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750 3:50 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Daily
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756 6:25 p.m. 9:05 p.m. Daily
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(a) Denotes new service starting February 4, 2004.
Philadelphia to Orlando Nonstop Service
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency
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770 7:30 a.m. 9:55 a.m. Daily
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773 11:10 a.m. 1:35 p.m. Daily
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783(a) 5:35 p.m. 7:55 p.m. Daily
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775 8:30 p.m. 11:09 p.m. Daily
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Orlando to Philadelphia Nonstop Service
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency
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772 8:00 a.m. 10:15 p.m. Daily
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778 10:15 a.m. 12:35 p.m. Daily
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780 2:55 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Daily
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781(a) 6:50 p.m. 9:20 p.m. Daily
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Philadelphia to West Palm Beach Nonstop Service
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency
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757(a) 10:55 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Daily
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West Palm Beach to Philadelphia Nonstop Service
Flight Departs Arrives Frequency
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758(a) 2:10 p.m. 4:55 p.m. Daily
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(a) Denotes new service starting February 4, 2004.
Listed below are sample one-way fares (fares are valid in either
direction):
Market Lowest Lowest Business Class
Leisure Walk-up
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Philadelphia to
Fort Lauderdale $89 $232 $282
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Philadelphia to
Orlando $94 $227 $277
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Philadelphia to
West Palm Beach $77 $212 $262
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AirTran Airways is one of America's largest low-fare airlines - employing more than 5,600 professional Crew Members and operating 492 flights a day to 44 destinations. The airline's hub is at 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. by passenger volume, where it is the second largest carrier operating 189 flights per day. AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings (NYSE:AAI), is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717 and has the youngest all-Boeing fleet of any airline. In 2004, the airline will begin taking delivery of new Boeing 737-700s. For reservations or more information, visit airtran.com (America Online See AOL. Keyword: AirTran). 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 air·fare n. Fare for travel by aircraft. Noun 1. airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance . Lowest leisure fare requires a 14-day advance purchase. Nonstop service to West Palm Beach begins February 4, 2004. Seats are limited, subject to availability, and may not be available on all flights. Fares, routes, and schedules are subject to change without notice. Fares do not include per-segment tax of $3. 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 are not included. (C)AirTran Airways 2003 |
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