AirTran Airways Starts New Service to and From Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 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 begins new service to and from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The new service will consist of four daily nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. flights between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago (Midway), as well as direct flights between Minneapolis/St. Paul-Atlanta (through Chicago/Midway) with connecting service to other AirTran Airways' cities, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , Orlando, Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. and Tampa. "AirTran Airways is pleased to begin service in the Twin Cities," said Joe Leonard For the baseball player, see . Joe Leonard (born August 4, 1932, San Diego, California), is a retired American motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Leonard won the first AMA Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957. , AirTran Airways' chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We think our innovative customer programs like the A-Plus Rewards frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons program and Business Class, as well as our unique brand of Caring Customer Service, will be welcomed by the community -- one of the largest business travel markets nationwide." AirTran Airways' Minneapolis/St. Paul service schedule is as follows: Minneapolis/St. Paul to Chicago (Midway) Daily, Nonstop Service Flight No. Departs Arrives Equipment ---------- ------- ------- --------- 821 7:40 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 717 113 10:10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 717 25 1:20 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 717 27 6:25 p.m. 7:55 p.m. 717 Chicago (Midway) to Minneapolis/St. Paul Daily, Nonstop Service Flight No. Departs Arrives Equipment ---------- ------- ------- --------- 820 8:10 a.m. 9:35 a.m. 717 22 11:10 a.m. 12:40 p.m. 717 20 4:20 p.m. 5:50 p.m. 717 290 9:20 p.m. 10:50 p.m. 717 Minneapolis/St. Paul to Atlanta Daily, 1-Stop Service Flight No. Departs Arrives Equipment ---------- ------- ------- --------- 821 7:40 a.m. 12:25 p.m. 717 113 10:10 a.m. 2:50 p.m. 717 25 1:20 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 717 27 6:25 p.m. 11:05 p.m. 717 Atlanta to Minneapolis/St. Paul Daily, 1-Stop Service Flight No. Departs Arrives Equipment ---------- ------- ------- --------- 820 7:00 a.m. 9:35 a.m. 717 22 9:55 a.m. 12:40 p.m. 717 20 3:10 p.m. 5:50 p.m. 717 290 8:05 p.m. 10:50 p.m. 717 Lowest advance purchase fares will range between $35 and $139 one-way, offering Minneapolis/St. Paul travelers AirTran Airways' everyday, affordable fares. Information on other AirTran Airways' travel attributes - such as $25 Business Class upgrades, X-Fares (AirTran Airways' standby travel program for young people) and A-Plus Rewards (AirTran Airways' frequent flyer program) - are available on AirTran Airways' website (www.airtran.com). Below is a sample of AirTran Airways' one-way fares to and from Minneapolis/St. Paul:
7-Day Advance Sale Lowest Walkup Business Class
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Chicago (Midway) $35 $45 $164
Atlanta $74 $199 $239
Orlando $99 $149 $239
New Orleans $99 $249 $299
Tampa $99 $249 $299
Systemwide, AirTran Airways operates 280 daily departures to 31 cities. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, AirTran Airways operates 134 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 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, visit AirTran Airways' website at www.airtran.com, call your travel agent or call AirTran Airways at 800-AIRTRAN (800/247-8726) or 770/994-8258 (in Atlanta). Rules and restrictions: All fares are one-way. All fares are non-refundable, except business class, 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 . All sale tickets must be purchased by June 19, 2000, purchased at least seven days prior to travel and all travel must be completed by September 28, 2000. Seats are limited, subject to availability and may not be available on all flights (especially around the 4th of July and Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. holidays). Fares and schedules are subject to change without notice. Fares do not include per-segment tax of $2.50. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $12 are not included. (c)AirTran Airways 2000 |
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