AirTran Airways Announces Westward Expansion; Airline to Serve Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Denver from Atlanta Hub.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 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 that starting this summer the low-fare airline will commence service to three Western cities: Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Calif; Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nev.; and Denver, Colo. The airline will offer two daily flights to all three cities The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, which are enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. from its Atlanta hub, with fares as low as $99 one-way. The service to Denver will be operated using Boeing 717 aircraft with 12 Business Class and 105 coach seats. The service to Los Angeles and Las Vegas will be operated initially by AirTran Airways' marketing partner, Ryan International Airlines For the unrelated European low-cost carrier, see . Ryan International Airlines is an American FAR 121 supplemental airline. Based in Rockford, IL, the US Postal Service was once their main customer, flying Boeing 727 on scheduled cargo flights. , using Airbus A-320 aircraft with 12 Business Class and 150 coach seats. "This is a big day for AirTran Airways," stated 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. , chairman and chief executive officer. "We have been looking forward to announcing service to the West Coast, as these are among the biggest cities to which we currently don't fly, and are the most requested by our customers. This is an important expansion of our Atlanta hub network and we expect to stimulate tremendous demand throughout the Southeast to these top Western U.S. destinations." Listed below are the new 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 to Los Angeles effective June 4, 2003, to Las Vegas effective June 11, 2003, and to Denver effective May 21, 2003:
Atlanta - Los Angeles:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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9:40 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Daily
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8:50 p.m. 10:20 p.m. Daily
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Los Angeles - Atlanta:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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12:30 p.m. 7:50 p.m. Daily
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11:45 p.m. 6:55 a.m.(+1) Daily
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Atlanta - Las Vegas:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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10:00 a.m. 11:25 a.m. Daily
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9:00 p.m. 10:25 p.m. X23
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Las Vegas - Atlanta:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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12:25 p.m. 7:20 p.m. Daily
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11:45 p.m. 6:30 a.m.(+1) X23
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Atlanta - Denver:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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9:45 a.m. 10:55 a.m. Daily
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1:10 p.m. 2:20 p.m. Daily
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Denver - Atlanta:
Departs Arrives Frequency
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11:40 a.m. 4:40 p.m. Daily
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3:05 p.m. 8:05 p.m. Daily
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To celebrate the new service, AirTran Airways is offering special introductory fares as low as $99 one-way between Atlanta and the three cities. All introductory fare tickets must be purchased by May 6, 2003, and travel must be completed by July 16, 2003. 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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Atlanta - Los Angeles $99 $249 $399
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Atlanta - Las Vegas $99 $299 $349
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Atlanta - Denver $99 $114 $284
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AirTran Airways is America's second-largest low-fare airline - employing 5,000 professional Crew Members and serving 448 flights a day to 41 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 172 flights a day. The airline never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay, and offers an affordable Business Class, assigned seating, easy online booking and check-in, the A-Plus Rewards frequent flier frequent flier n. One who travels often by air, especially on one airline. fre  quent-fli program,
and the A2B A2B Anti-Two-BlockA2B Administration-to-Broker A2B Administration to Business corporate travel program. AirTran Airways is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717, 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] aircraft in its class. For reservations, visit airtran.com (America Online See AOL. Keyword: AirTran), call AirTran Airways at 800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 (in Atlanta) or your travel agent. 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 tickets must be purchased by May 6, 2003, and all travel must be completed by July 16, 2003. Travel to/from Los Angeles begins June 4, 2003, and travel to/from Las Vegas begins June 11, 2003. Service to Denver begins on May 21, 2003. Seats are limited, subject to availability, and may not be available on all flights. Blackout A complete loss of power. See brownout. dates are as follows: July 3-6, 2003. 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. |
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