AirTran Airways Issues Statement From Richard P. Magurno.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001 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. ), issued the following statement concerning the civil suit filed by the airline in federal court late Monday afternoon in the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta. "AirTran Airways has filed a civil suit in federal court in Atlanta against Michael Shane Lasseter. AirTran Airways has suffered financial damages and is seeking relief as a result of the events that followed on Mr. Lasseter's admitted breach of security on November 16, 2001, at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. As a result of the Hartsfield Airport shutdown for over four hours on that day, AirTran Airways diverted 17 flights, cancelled 24 flights and delayed 202 flights an average of 2 hours and 15 minutes each. The costs attributed to the breach of security are in excess of $100,000 and will be fully calculated in the coming weeks," stated Richard P. Magurno, AirTran Airways' general counsel. "People must be responsible for what they do. Trying to run down an `up' escalator escalator Moving staircase used as transportation between floors or levels in stores, airports, subways, and other mass pedestrian areas. The name was first applied to a moving stairway shown at the Paris Exposition of 1900. and breach security is bad enough at a time of heightened security concerns. It's another thing when you stand by and watch as thousands are evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. from the Atlanta airport and you do nothing," stated Magurno. This concludes the statement, and the airline will have no further comments concerning this lawsuit. |
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