AirTran Airways Announces New Service to Rochester, N.Y.; Daily Nonstop Jet Service to Baltimore and Atlanta.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 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 Monroe County's Greater Rochester International Airport
Greater Rochester International Airport (IATA: ROC, ICAO: KROC (ROC), AirTran Airways' 37th destination. In addition to two daily nonstop flights between Rochester and Atlanta, the airline will launch two daily nonstop flights between Rochester and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI BWI abbr. British West Indies ). Service begins March 14, 2002, and tickets are now available for purchase. "AirTran Airways is extremely pleased to announce service to the Greater Rochester International Airport and to be expanding our Atlanta and BWI networks," 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. "This new service is a direct result of the cooperation between public and private entities bringing travel options to upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. . We anticipate that these daily low-fare flights to BWI and to Atlanta with connections to more than twenty destinations will be a welcome change to the third largest urban area in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ." "We've been studying the Rochester market for some time. We're proud to bring our brand of low-fare, high-quality service, including our affordable Business Class, all assigned seating, the A2B A2B Anti-Two-Block A2B Administration-to-Broker A2B Administration to Business corporate program, and A-Plus Rewards frequent traveler program to the residents of the Greater Rochester area," said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways' vice president of planning. "I'm pleased to welcome AirTran Airways to the Greater Rochester area. This addition stimulates and strengthens the local economy and reflects our commitment to improving the quality of life of our citizens," said George E. Pataki, governor of the state of New York. "AirTran Airways' presence in Monroe County Monroe County is the name of seventeen counties in the United States, named after President James Monroe:
Jack Doyle (August 31 1913 in Cobh, Ireland - December 13 1978 in Paddington, London), known as "The Gorgeous Gael" was at one time or another contender British Boxing Championship, Hollywood actor and an . "Affordable service to key business markets such as Atlanta and BWI is a goal we've had for a long time and will greatly enhance our position as we continue our economic development efforts to retain, recruit and expand local employers."
Listed below are the new nonstop flights effective March 14, 2002:
Rochester-Atlanta:
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Departs Arrives Frequency Equipment
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7:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Daily eff. 3/15 717
4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Daily 717
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Atlanta-Rochester:
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Departs Arrives Frequency Equipment
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1:55 p.m. 3:55 p.m. Daily 717
8:50 p.m. 10:50 p.m. Daily 717
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Rochester-BWI:
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Departs Arrives Frequency Equipment
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6:20 a.m. 7:20 a.m. Daily eff. 3/15 717
5:40 p.m. 6:45 p.m. Daily 717
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BWI-Rochester:
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Departs Arrives Frequency Equipment
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3:55 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Daily 717
7:05 p.m. 8:10 p.m. Daily 717
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AirTran Airways is offering special introductory fares as low as $39 one-way between Rochester and BWI and as low as $59 one-way between Rochester and Atlanta to celebrate the new service. All introductory fare tickets must be purchased by January 30, 2002, and travel must be completed by June 13, 2002. Introductory fares require a seven-day advance purchase. Listed below are sample one-way fares (fares are valid in either direction).
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Introductory Lowest Business
Fare Walk-up Class
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ROC to Atlanta $59 $179 $254
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ROC to BWI $39 $94 $139
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ROC to New Orleans $85 $199 $269
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ROC to Orlando $87 $162 $259
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ROC to Tampa $84 $164 $259
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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 frequent flier n. One who travels often by air, especially on one airline. fre  quent-fli program, and a corporate program called A2B. For more information and
reservations, visit http://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.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. Introductory fares require a seven-day advance purchase. Introductory fares must be purchased by January 30, 2002, and travel must be completed by June 13, 2002. Blackout dates include; March 28, 29, April 1, 7 and May 24, 28, 2002. Service to/from Rochester begins March 14, 2002. 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 $3.00. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18 are not included. |
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