AirTran Airways Increases Service To and From Six Cities.Business and Travel Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000 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 today announces additional non-stop service for Atlanta-Houston, Atlanta-Myrtle Beach and Atlanta-Savannah, effective May 10, 2000. Additional Saturday service between Myrtle Beach and Philadelphia also will be available May 10, and additional non-stop Atlanta-Newark service will begin June 10, 2000. "The communities and airports of Atlanta, Houston, Myrtle Beach, Newark, Philadelphia and Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. have been extremely receptive receptive /re·cep·tive/ (re-cep´tiv) capable of receiving or of responding to a stimulus. to AirTran Airways," said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways' vice president of planning. "In terms of resource allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs , AirTran Airways believes increased service to these cities is a wise investment. We are always striving to provide the best possible travel schedule for our Atlanta passengers." Following is AirTran Airways' increased service flight schedule: Additional service from Atlanta: City Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency Start Date ---- ---------- ------- ------- --------- ---------- Savannah 871 1:40 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Daily May 10 Houston 291 1:40 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Daily May 10 Myrtle Beach 686 5:40 p.m. 6:50 p.m. Daily May 10 Newark 574 1:40 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Daily June 10 Additional service to Atlanta: City Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency Start Date ---- ---------- ------- ------- --------- ---------- Savannah 874 3:20 p.m. 4:20 p.m. Daily May 10 Houston 290 3:30 p.m. 6:35 p.m. Daily May 10 Myrtle Beach 687 7:30 p.m. 8:45 p.m. Daily May 10 Newark 579 4:30 p.m. 6:55 p.m. Daily June 10 Additional service between Myrtle Beach and Philadelphia (Saturday only): City Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency Start Date ---- ---------- ------- ------- --------- ---------- Phil. to Myrtle Beach 765 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Saturday May 10 Myrtle Beach to Phil. 766 2:35 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Saturday May 10 Reservations and tickets for all flights are now available for purchase. Systemwide, AirTran Airways operates 278 daily departures to 31 cities. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, AirTran Airways operates 132 daily departures from 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. . AirTran Airways provides everyday, affordable air travel 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. , and unlike other airlines, never requires a roundtrip round·trip or round-trip also round trip n. A trip from one place to another and back, usually over the same route. purchase or Saturday night stay. AirTran Airways is the launch customer for the Boeing 717, today's newest, most innovative commercial aircraft. AirTran Airways is 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. (Nasdaq:AAIR AAIR Asthma and Allergy Information and Research AAIR Army Accident Investigation and Reporting AAIR Asynchronous Adaptive Incremental Redundancy AAIR AI Language Research Institute ). For more information and reservations, call your travel agent, 800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726), 770-994-8258 (in Atlanta), or visit the AirTran Airways' website at www.airtran.com. |
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