AirTran Airways Offers X-Fares for 2000 - Popular Standby Program Reintroduced for the X-Fare Traveler -.Business & Travel Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 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 (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 ) today announced the return of its wildly popular "X-Fares," AirTran's standby program for young travelers. Through X-Fares, young adults between the ages of 18 and 22 can travel standby to any of the 30 cities AirTran Airways serves for a fare of $47 per segment of travel. To participate, travelers simply select the destination, dates and times they want to travel, and arrive at the AirTran counter one hour before the scheduled time In rallying, the Scheduled Time of any crew is the time, calculated at the beginning of the event, that they should arrive at any given control. It is different from Due Time in that Due Time is dynamic, ie it can change throughout the event as competitors drop time; whereas of departure. All available flights are listed on AirTran's Web site (www.xfares.com). "Traveling by air is difficult when you are on a tight budget," said Tanya Apter, student, University of Wisconsin. "With AirTran's X-Fares, flying is affordable. I can visit friends and family more often without exceeding my budget." AirTran created X-Fares in June 1997, to satisfy increased consumer demand for affordable air travel. To date, more than 150,000 young adults have participated in the program. "The response to X-Fares has been phenomenal," said Tad (Telephone Answering Device) An answering machine. Hutcheson, AirTran Airways' director of marketing. "AirTran is the only airline to provide such an innovative and cost-effective travel option to younger fliers."
X-Fares provisions include:
-- Travelers must be 18 to 22 years of age
-- The cost is $47 per segment (a segment is defined as one
take-off and landing)
-- Segment taxes of $2.50 per segment are not included
-- Passenger Facility Charges of up to $3 per segment may apply
-- For placement on a standby list, travelers must arrive at the
AirTran ticket counter at least one hour prior to the flight's
scheduled departure
-- Reservations cannot be made in advance
-- Travelers must present valid, government-issued photo
identification
-- Only one, small carry-on bag per X-Fares traveler is permitted,
and luggage cannot be checked
-- X-Fares travel is not permitted on Fridays or Sundays
-- Certain holiday blackout dates apply (see below)
-- All travel must be completed by Dec. 14, 2000
-- To learn more about X-Fares, call 1-888-4XFARES (1-888-493-2737)
or log onto AirTran's X-Fares Web site at
www.xfares.com *T The following dates are blacked out for travel in 2000: All Fridays All Friday is a Norwegian punk rock band formed in late 2003. Its members include Jay-Rock (born Johan Larsson), guitar and lead vocals, Knockster (born Knut Oscar Nymo), bass guitar and backing vocals, El-Thoro and Sundays, as well as Feb. 17-21, April 21-24, May 26-29, June 30-July 4, Sept. 1-4, Nov. 21-27. The 2000 X-Fares program will end Dec. 14. Systemwide, AirTran Airways operates 264 daily departures to 30 cities. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, AirTran Airways operates 127 daily departures from Atlanta Hartsfield, 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. ," as designated by Airports Council International. 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). 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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