AirTran Increases Service to Atlanta.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999--AirTran today announced that it will add an eighth 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. flight between Chicago (Midway) and Atlanta, departing Atlanta daily at 6:30 p.m., effective March 15, 1999. Also effective March 15, AirTran will add a seventh nonstop flight between Tampa and Atlanta, departing Hartsfield International Airport at 12:55 p.m. daily. "We are pleased to announce expanded service between Atlanta and the Chicago and Tampa markets," said Jeff MacKinney, AirTran's senior vice president of marketing and planning. "These additional flights show our continued commitment to both business and leisure travelers, providing affordable air travel to destinations throughout the Southeast, Florida, East Coast and Midwest." AirTran begins daily nonstop flight service between Gulfport/Biloxi Regional Airport and Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston (Hobby), Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Nashville on March 15. This new service is part of a joint marketing partnership between 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 and Beau Rivage The Beau Rivage is a waterfront casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. It is owned and operated by MGM Mirage. Beau Rivage was rebuilt and re-opened a year after Hurricane Katrina (see details below). The Beau Rivage hotel is currently the tallest building in Mississippi. Resort, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Mirage Resorts, Inc. AirTran is the second largest airline serving Atlanta, operating over 130 daily departures and offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport. Systemwide, AirTran operates over 270 daily departures to 31 cities. Recipient of Entrepreneur magazine's 1998 award for "Best Domestic Low-Fare Airline," AirTran 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 Midwest. Unlike other airlines, AirTran never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. Currently operating a fleet of 49 jet aircraft, AirTran is the launch customer for the new Boeing 717-200 with a firm order of 50 aircraft and options for another 50. Delivery of these aircraft commences this fall. AirTran 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 AAIR Asthma and Allergy Information and Research AAIR Army Accident Investigation and Reporting AAIR Asynchronous Adaptive Incremental Redundancy AAIR AI Language Research Institute .) For more information and flight reservations, call your travel agent, 800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726), 770-994-8258 (in Atlanta), or visit the AirTran website at www.airtran.com. |
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