AirTran Holdings Elects Jere Drummond to Company's Board of Directors.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2002 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 , a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ), announced today that Jere Drummond has been elected to the AirTran Holdings Board of Directors. The election took place at the company's annual shareholders meeting this morning. As the former vice-chairman of BellSouth Corporation, Drummond was a key member of the corporation's communication group where he oversaw public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , advertising, brand management, and regulatory and external affairs. Prior to his role as vice chairman, Drummond served as president and chief executive officer of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., BellSouth's largest local subsidiary. In 1998, he was named president and chief executive officer of the BellSouth Communications Group. Presently, Drummond's civic commitments include memberships on the boards of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
"The experience and knowledge Jere Drummond brings as a communications expert will be an outstanding addition to the Board of Directors," said Joe Leonard, AirTran Airways' chairman and chief executive officer. "We are delighted to welcome such a prominent member of Atlanta's business community to our Board." AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 377 flights a day to 37 cities throughout the eastern United States. The airline's hub is at 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. (by passenger volume), where it is the second largest carrier operating 151 flights a day. AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI). Unlike other airlines, AirTran Airways never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. The airline offers a Business Class any business can afford, all-assigned seating, a generous frequent flier program, and a corporate program called A2B A2B Anti-Two-Block A2B Administration-to-Broker A2B Administration to Business . For more information and reservations, visit http://www.airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran), call your travel agent or AirTran Airways at 1-800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 in Atlanta. En espanol, 1-877-581-9842. |
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