AirTran Airways Reports Record October Traffic.

Business Editors/Travel Writers

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI), today reported that passenger traffic, or revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs) and passengers enplaned, all represent record highs for the month of October.

Based on RPMs, traffic grew by 33.6 percent, to 616.9 million RPMs, on an increase of 21.0 percent in capacity, based on available seat miles (ASMs). October also set an all-time record for ASMs in a month with nearly 893 million. October's load factor reached 69.1 percent, compared to 62.6 percent in October 2002. The airline also enplaned 1,005,194 passengers in the month of October, a 25.4 percent increase over October 2002, and a record for the month of October.

                 AIRTRAN AIRWAYS OCTOBER 2003 TRAFFIC
                             (Preliminary)

                                     October     October
                                      2003        2002      Change
                                     -------     -------    ------
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)        616,906     461,764    33.6%

Available Seat Miles (000)           892,967     738,140    21.0%

Load Factor                          69.1%       62.6%      6.5 points

Passengers Enplaned                  1,005,194   801,555    25.4%


                                     Y-T-D 2003  Y-T-D 2002 Change
                                     ----------  ---------- ------
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)        5,886,101   4,573,411  28.7%

Available Seat Miles (000)           8,254,404   6,774,901  21.8%

Load Factor                          71.3%       67.5%      3.8 points

Passengers Enplaned                  9,648,423   7,946,141  21.4%

AirTran Airways is one of America's largest low-fare airlines - employing more than 5,600 professional Crew Members and operating 508 flights a day to 45 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport by passenger volume, where it is the second largest carrier operating 188 flights per day. AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings (NYSE:AAI), is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717 and has the youngest all-Boeing fleet of any airline. In 2004, the airline will begin taking delivery of new Boeing 737-700s. For reservations or more information, visit http://www.airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran).

Editor's Note: The company issues financial statements quarterly. Statements regarding the Company's preliminary traffic data, success of the Company's business model, continuous growth trends, strength of passenger demand and customers' response to our product 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, commodity prices 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, 2002. Copies of this filing may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC.