AirTran Airways Reports November 1999 Traffic - Traffic Up 15 Percent Versus Same Month Last Year -.

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1999--

AirTran Airways (Nasdaq:AAIR) today reported a 65.8 percent load factor for the month of November, up 6.8 points from a year ago. Traffic grew by 15.5 percent versus November 1998, on 3.6 percent more capacity. Year-to-date, traffic has grown by 7.0 percent on a 0.1 percent increase in capacity.

"We are very pleased with our November performance, both in terms of the continued growth in traffic as we expand capacity, and with the service our employees provide to customers in terms of reliability and on-time performance," said Robert Fornaro, AirTran's president. "We have recorded increases in load factor, traffic and passenger enplanements every month this year and look forward to continued strength in December."

Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, systemwide, AirTran Airways operates over 264 daily departures to 30 cities. AirTran operates over 130 daily departures from Atlanta Hartsfield, the "World's Busiest Airport," as designated by Airports Council International.

AirTran provides everyday, affordable air travel throughout the eastern United States and Midwest, and unlike other airlines, never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. AirTran is the launch customer for the new Boeing 717, the newest, most innovative commercial aircraft to date. AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, 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 website at www.airtran.com. -0-

                      AIRTRAN TRAFFIC STATISTICS
                             NOVEMBER 1999

                              November 1999   November 1998    Change
                              -------------   -------------    ------
Available Seat Miles (000)          450,002         434,400      3.6%
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)       295,984         256,291     15.5%
Load Factor                           65.8%           59.0%  6.8 pts.
Passengers Enplaned                 554,738         475,203     16.7%


                                 Y-T-D 1999      Y-T-D 1998    Change
                                 ----------      ----------    ------
Available Seat Miles (000)        4,997,851       4,985,953      0.2%
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)     3,201,818       2,991,643      7.0%
Load Factor                           64.1%           60.0%  4.1 pts.
Passengers Enplaned               5,957,798       4,985,426     19.5%

Statements regarding the Company's preliminary traffic data, future profitability and revenue are forward-looking statements and are not historical facts. Instead, they are estimates or projections involving numerous risks or uncertainties, including but not limited to, consumer demand and acceptance of services offered by the Company, the Company's ability to maintain current cost levels, fare levels and actions by competitors, regulatory matters and general economic conditions. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or correct any of its forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the company's SEC filings, including but not limited to the company's report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. Copies of this filing may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC.