AirTran Holdings, Inc., Moves to American Stock Exchange.Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2000 The common stock of AirTran Holdings, Inc. will today begin trading on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. (Amex) under the symbol "AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ." The company has selected AGS AGS American Geriatrics Society. Specialist Partners as its specialist firm on the American Exchange. Previously, AirTran Holdings' common stock was traded on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on National Market System under the symbol "AAIR AAIR Asthma and Allergy Information and Research AAIR Army Accident Investigation and Reporting AAIR Asynchronous Adaptive Incremental Redundancy AAIR AI Language Research Institute ." The transfer will not interrupt trading in AirTran Holdings' common stock, and will be a seamless transition for shareholders. Systemwide, AirTran Airways, the principal subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., operates 294 daily departures to 31 cities. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, AirTran Airways operates 135 daily departures from Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, 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, 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. For more information and reservations, visit AirTran Airways' Web site at www.airtran.com, call your travel agent or call AirTran Airways at 800/AIRTRAN (800/247-8726) or 770/994-8258 (in Atlanta). Editor's Note: Statements regarding the Company's transition to the American Stock Exchange, marketability of common stock and stock exchange transition are forward-looking statements and are not historical facts. Instead, they are projections or estimates involving numerous risks or uncertainties, including but not limited to, the marketability of common stock, transition to the American Stock Exchange and general economic conditions. 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 Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1999. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to update or correct any of its forward-looking statements. |
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