AirTran Airways Increases Service to Moline/Quad Cities.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 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 the addition of a third non-stop flight A non-stop flight in the aviation industry refers to any flight which does not involve any intermediate stops. Many laymen mistakenly assume that a "direct flight" is similar to a "non-stop flight". between Atlanta and Moline/Quad Cities, Illinois/Iowa, effective May 1, 2000. "The Moline/Quad Cities communities and Quad City International Airport Quad City International Airport (IATA: MLI, ICAO: KMLI) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) south of the city of Moline in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. It serves the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa. have been extremely receptive to AirTran Airways," said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways' vice president of planning. "In evaluating our resources, we strongly believe increased service to Moline/Quad Cities is a wise investment for AirTran Airways." Following is AirTran Airways' new Moline/Quad Cities flight schedule, as of May 1, 2000:
Moline/Quad Cities to Atlanta:
Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency
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(New) 383 11:45 a 2:00 p Daily
381 6:26 a 9:21 a Daily
385 3:10 p 6:05 p Daily
Atlanta to Moline/Quad Cities:
Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency
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(New) 380 9:50 a 10:35 a Daily
122 1:10 p 2:02 p Daily
386 9:35 p 10:26 p Daily
"We are tremendously pleased AirTran Airways has increased flights to Moline/Quad Cities," said Bruce Carter, aviation director, Quad City International Airport. "The community has greatly benefited from having a low-fare, high-quality airline amongst its travel options." Reservations and ticket sales for all flights are now available for purchase. Moline/Quad Cities one-way fares to and from Atlanta start as low as $90 (not including segment taxes or passenger facility charges). 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, 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. Rules and restrictions: All fares are one-way. All fares are non-refundable, and a $50 per person fee applies to any change made after purchase plus any applicable increase in airfare air·fare n. Fare for travel by aircraft. Noun 1. airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance . A 14-day advance purchase is required. Seats are limited, subject to availability and may not be available on all flights. Fares and schedules are subject to change without notice. Fares do not include segment taxes of $2.50 per segment. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Airport passenger facility charges of up to $12 are not included. |
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