AirTran Airways Announces New Service to West Palm Beach, FL; Low-Fare Airline Will Offer Nonstop Service Beginning December 10th.Business & Travel Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 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 add new daily nonstop service to West Palm Beach International Airport “KPBI” redirects here. For the television station in Arkansas, see KPBI (TV). Palm Beach International Airport (IATA: PBI, ICAO: KPBI, FAA LID: PBI , (PBI PBI protein-bound iodine. PBI abbr. protein-bound iodine PBI, n See iodine, protein-bound. PBI protein-bound iodine. ), the airline's 40th destination. The airline will launch three daily nonstop flights between West Palm Beach and Atlanta, with connections to dozens of additional destinations. Service begins December 10, 2002, and tickets are now available for purchase. Introductory fares are as low as $69 one-way. All flights to/from West Palm Beach will operate using new Boeing 717 aircraft, the most modern, environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] in its class with features such as 100 percent fresh air circulated throughout the cabin and EasyFit overhead bins. "We are delighted to add West Palm Beach as our 40th destination and we look forward to this tremendous opportunity to expand travel to our ninth city in Florida," 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. "AirTran Airways is proud to bring the West Palm Beach community our brand of high quality service and low fares plus assigned seating, an affordable Business Class, a generous frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons program and no required roundtrip or Saturday night stays." Listed below are the new nonstop flights effective December 10, 2002:
West Palm Beach-Atlanta:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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10:32 a.m. 12:20 p.m. Daily
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3:15 p.m. 5:01 p.m. Daily
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7:55 p.m. 9:35 p.m. Daily
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Atlanta - West Palm Beach:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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8:20 a.m. 9:58 a.m. Daily
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1:05 p.m. 2:40 p.m. Daily
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5:35 p.m. 7:16 p.m. Daily
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Listed below are sample one-way fares (fares are valid in either
direction) valid for travel on or after December 10, 2002:
Market Intro Lowest Business
Sale Walk-up Class
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West Palm Beach to $69 $199 $234
Atlanta
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West Palm Beach to $74 $209 $259
Philadelphia
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AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 388 flights a day to 40 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 151 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 A2B Anti-Two-BlockA2B 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. 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. Tickets must be purchased by September 17, 2002, and all travel must be completed by January 22, 2003. Travel to/from West Palm Beach begins December 10, 2002. Blackout dates are as follows: December 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 2002, January 2, 4, 5, 2003. 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. 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. (c)AirTran Airways 2002 |
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