AirTran Airways Announces Revised Travel Agent Commission Structure.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 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 it will pay commissions to travel agents for travel sold in the 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. , Canada, Bahamas and Puerto Rico via AirTran Airways' Web site at http://www.airtran.com, but, in order to remain cost competitive with other U.S. airlines, the airline will no longer pay commissions for bookings made through global distribution systems. This revised commission structure will take effect at 12:01 a.m. (EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT ) on Wednesday, June 12, 2002. This revised commission structure provides professional travel agents with a five percent uncapped commission for bookings utilizing the travel agent section of AirTran Airways' Web site. The site provides agents with direct access to AirTran Airways' flight schedules, fares, passenger itineraries and e-mail confirmations for all bookings, as well as various reporting capabilities. "In the coming months, AirTran Airways will announce additional enhancements for agents - making it even more convenient and beneficial to book their clients via airtran.com," said Bill Howard, AirTran Airways' national sales director. "We look forward to continuing our partnership with travel agents for the benefit of our mutual clients. We believe AirTran Airways' web-based program provides travel agents with fair compensation and access to our best fares, while allowing us to manage other distribution related expenses. By maintaining a low-cost structure, AirTran Airways is able to provide affordable fares which stimulate new business - benefiting both travelers and travel agents," stated Howard. AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 388 flights a day to 37 cities throughout the eastern United States. 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. 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 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. |
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