AirTran Increases Service to Tampa.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999--AirTran (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 announced that it will add a seventh 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 Tampa and Atlanta, effective March 15, 1999. "The addition of this seventh flight not only increases convenience for our Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. customers, it also provides expanded travel options for business and leisure passengers traveling to Florida," said Jeff MacKinney, AirTran's senior vice president of marketing and planning. One-way fares to and from Tampa start as low as $67 (not including Passenger Facility Charges). -0-
Following is AirTran's new Tampa flight schedule (as of March 15,
1999):
Tampa to Atlanta:
Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency
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861 6:15 a.m. 7:49 a.m. Daily
392 8:15 a.m. 9:39 a.m. Daily
194 10:40 a.m. 12:05 p.m. Daily
124 12:05 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Daily
822 (new) 2:35 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Daily
54 4:50 p.m. 6:24 p.m. Daily
56 8:15 p.m. 9:39 p.m. Daily
Atlanta to Tampa:
Flight No. Departs Arrives Frequency
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53 6:35 a.m. 7:50 a.m. Daily
1 8:50 a.m. 10:13 a.m. Daily
391 10:15 a.m. 11:37 a.m. Daily
821 (new) 12:55 p.m. 2:10 p.m. Daily
351 3:05 p.m. 4:20 p.m. Daily
297 6:30 p.m. 7:47 p.m. Daily
929 9:30 p.m. 10:45 p.m. Daily
Also on March 15, AirTran will begin daily nonstop flight service between Tampa 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 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.) 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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