AirTran Airways Announces New Service to Milwaukee; Low-Fare Airline Will Offer Nonstop Service to Four Cities.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 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 launch new 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. service to General Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee, WI, the airline's 38th destination. The airline will launch one daily nonstop flight between Milwaukee and Orlando and two daily nonstop flights between Milwaukee and Atlanta, with connections to dozens of additional destinations. Service begins June 19, 2002, and tickets are now available for purchase. All flights to/from Milwaukee will operate using new Boeing 717 aircraft. In addition, the airline will inaugurate in·au·gu·rate tr.v. in·au·gu·rat·ed, in·au·gu·rat·ing, in·au·gu·rates 1. To induct into office by a formal ceremony. 2. one daily nonstop flight between Milwaukee and Tampa starting on October 5, 2002, and one daily nonstop flight between Milwaukee and 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. starting on November 5, 2002. All flights will operate with Boeing 717 aircraft. "Our new service at General Mitchell Airport is an important part of AirTran Airways' growth strategy for 2002," said Joe Leonard For the baseball player, see . Joe Leonard (born August 4, 1932, San Diego, California), is a retired American motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Leonard won the first AMA Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957. , AirTran Airways' chairman and chief executive officer. "We are excited to bring our brand of low-fares to Milwaukee to make travel more affordable." Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways' vice president of planning, added, "General Mitchell Airport serves a large base of traffic in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin and has also done an excellent job marketing itself beyond Wisconsin into northern Illinois For the university, see Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. Economics . With its short drive from Chicago's heavily populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. northern suburbs and convenient and inexpensive parking, General Mitchell Airport has become an increasingly attractive option for these customers. AirTran Airways is confident that our low fares, new fleet of Boeing 717s The Boeing 717 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner, developed for the 100-seat market. The airliner was designed by McDonnell Douglas as the MD-95, a third-generation derivative of the venerable DC-9. , our generous A-Plus Rewards frequent flier frequent flier n. One who travels often by air, especially on one airline. fre  quent-fli program and our unique Business Class
appeal will add to the success of this airport."Mitchell Airport Director Barry Bateman said, "We are pleased to welcome AirTran's low-fare service to popular business and vacation destinations, which will benefit travelers in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. In starting service at Mitchell International, AirTran has recognized the benefit of bracketing the Chicago market and tapping into the vast population of frequent fliers living in the northern Chicago suburbs. This new service will further solidify so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. Mitchell's position as `Chicago's Third Airport'."
Listed below are the new nonstop flights effective June 19, 2002:
Milwaukee - Atlanta:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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6:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Daily, Eff. 6/20/02
5:00 p.m. 7:55 p.m. Daily
Atlanta - Milwaukee:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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9:30 a.m. 10:25 a.m. Daily
7:30 p.m. 8:25 p.m. Daily
Milwaukee - Orlando:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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11:05 a.m. 2:45 p.m. Daily
Orlando - Milwaukee:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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2:30 p.m. 4:20 p.m. Daily
Listed below are the new nonstop flights effective October 5,
2002:
Milwaukee - Tampa:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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8:30 a.m. 12:00 noon Daily
Tampa - Milwaukee:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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6:40 p.m. 8:10 p.m. Daily
Listed below are the new nonstop flights effective November 5,
2002:
Milwaukee - Fort Lauderdale:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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2:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. Daily
Fort Lauderdale - Milwaukee:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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12:05 p.m. 2:05 p.m. Daily
AirTran Airways is offering special introductory fares as low as $68 one-way between Milwaukee and Atlanta and $79 one-way between Milwaukee and Orlando to celebrate the new service. All introductory fare tickets must be purchased by April 16, 2002, and travel must be completed by September 30, 2002. Introductory fares require a seven-day advance purchase. Listed below are sample one-way fares (fares are valid in either direction).
Market Introductory Lowest Business
Fare Walk-up Class
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Milwaukee to Atlanta $68 $179 $244
Milwaukee to Orlando $79 $188 $254
Milwaukee to Tampa $89 $219 $274
Milwaukee to Fort
Lauderdale $89 $219 $274
AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 346 flights a day to 37 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 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 148 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 www.airtran.com (America Online See AOL. Keyword: AirTran), call your travel agent or AirTran Airways at 1-800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 in Atlanta. En espanol, 1-877-581-9842. 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. Seven-day advance purchase required. Tickets must be purchased by April 16, 2002. Travel must be completed by September 30, 2002. Travel to/from Milwaukee begins June 19, 2002. Nonstop service between Milwaukee and Tampa begins October 5, 2002, and nonstop service between Milwaukee and Fort Lauderdale begins November 5, 2002. Seats are limited, subject to availability, and may not be available on all flights. Blackout dates are as follows: June 28 and 29; July 6 and 7; August 30; and September 2, 2002. Fares, routes, and schedules are subject to change without notice. Fares do not include per-segment tax of $3. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. The September 11th security fee of up to $10 is not included. Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18 are not included. Fares to/from Grand Bahama Grand Bahama: see Bahamas. Island do not include U.S. and Bahamian taxes of up to $34.70. (c)AirTran Airways 2002 |
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