AirTran Airways Announces New Service for Boston; Additional Service to Philadelphia and Baltimore/Washington Begins November 2003.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)--Aug. 28, 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 the airline will add more flights between Boston's Logan Logan, city (1990 pop. 32,762), seat of Cache co., N Utah, on the Logan River; inc. 1859. It is the center of an irrigated dairy and farm area, with huge cheese plants, other food-processing facilities, and diverse manufactures. Airport and both 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 and Baltimore/Washington International Airport in November November: see month. . "We are continuing to grow our Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. operations as passenger demand increases," stated Kevin P. Healy, AirTran Airways vice president of planning and sales. "With this new service, we will offer 15 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. flights from Boston to Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington and Philadelphia. Travelers from throughout New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. will now have additional, low fare options to get them to their destinations across the country." Listed below are the nonstop flights effective Nov. 4, 2003:
Boston - Philadelphia
Departs Arrives Frequency
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7:30 a.m. 8:55 a.m. Daily, except Sun.
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12:50 p.m. 2:20 p.m. Daily (1)
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6:15 p.m. 7:45 p.m. Daily
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Philadelphia - Boston
Departs Arrives Frequency
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7:00 a.m. 8:25 a.m. Daily, except Sun.
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2:55 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Daily (1)
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5:55 p.m. 7:22 p.m. Daily
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(1) Denotes new service beginning Nov. 4, 2003.
Listed below are the nonstop flights effective Nov. 19, 2003:
Boston - Baltimore/Washington
Departs Arrives Frequency
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6:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Daily
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8:55 a.m. 10:20 a.m. Daily (2)
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10:35 a.m. 12:05 p.m. Daily
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4:10 p.m. 5:43 p.m. Daily
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5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Daily
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6:00 p.m. 7:35 p.m. Daily
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7:00 p.m. 8:40 p.m. Daily
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8:00 p.m. 9:38 p.m. Daily
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Baltimore/Washington - Boston
Departs Arrives Frequency
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7:00 a.m. 8:20 a.m. Daily
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8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Daily (2)
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10:55 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Daily
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1:00 p.m. 2:20 p.m. Daily
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2:55 p.m. 4:25 p.m. Daily
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4:05 p.m. 5:25 p.m. Daily
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5:00 p.m. 6:25 p.m. Daily
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8:45 p.m. 10:10 p.m. Daily
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(2) Denotes enhanced service beginning Nov. 19, 2003.
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 45 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). |
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