AirTran Increases Service to Chicago/Midway.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 Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. ) and Atlanta, effective March 15, 1999. "We are pleased to announce expanded service to Chicago/Midway," said Jeff MacKinney, AirTran's senior vice president of marketing and planning. "Adding an eighth flight between Midway and Atlanta shows our continued commitment to offering affordable fares and convenient schedules, allowing for easier access between Chicago, our Atlanta hub and 29 additional cities throughout Florida, the Southeast and East Coast." One-way fares to and from Chicago (Midway) start as low as $77 (not including Passenger Facility Charges). Following is AirTran's new Chicago (Midway) flight schedule (as of March 15, 1999): -0- Chicago (Midway) to Atlanta: Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency ---------- ------- ------- --------- 173 6:50 a.m. 9:36 a.m. Daily 821 9:30 a.m. 12:12 p.m. Daily 364 (new) 10:05 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Daily 34 11:30 a.m. 2:13 p.m. Daily 25 2:25 p.m. 5:08 p.m. Daily 825 4:30 p.m. 7:12 p.m. Daily 829 6:10 p.m. 8:52 p.m. Daily 827 7:55 p.m. 10:33 p.m. Daily Atlanta to Chicago (Midway): Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency ---------- ------- ------- --------- 820 8:20 a.m. 9:03 a.m. Daily 33 10:15 a.m. 10:56 a.m. Daily 24 1:15 p.m. 1:54 p.m. Daily 826 3:15 p.m. 3:58 p.m. Daily 822 5:00 p.m. 5:43 p.m. Daily 806 (new) 6:30 p.m. 7:13 p.m. Daily 28 7:50 p.m. 8:33 p.m. Daily 30 10:30 p.m. 11:10 p.m. Daily Also on March 15, AirTran will begin daily nonstop flight service between Atlanta and Gulfport/Biloxi Regional Airport. 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 entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. 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 round·trip or round-trip also round trip n. A trip from one place to another and back, usually over the same route. 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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