AirTran Promotes Matthew Lee to Director of Reservation Sales.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 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 Matthew Lee Matthew Lee is a public interest lawyer, author, and founder of two non-profit organizations, Inner City Press and Fair Finance Watch. Both are known for their investigations of the banking industry's treatment of low-income communities of color around the world. has been promoted to director of reservation sales. In this position, he will be responsible for oversight of all general sales and special service sales functions of AirTran's Atlanta and Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. reservation centers. Lee will be based in Atlanta and will oversee approximately 500 employees. "Matthew has demonstrated superb leadership and customer service skills throughout his career at AirTran," said Marilyn Rogers senior vice president - customer service. "We look forward to his continued contributions as he assumes his new position." Lee most recently served as manager - operations group finance, and he has held management positions within station operations and operations finance since joining AirTran. Additionally, Lee was the recipient of AirTran's 1998 Excellence Award. Lee earned a B.S. in Aviation Management from Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. , and his experience also includes work with Sun Country Airlines and Northwest Airlines. Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, systemwide, AirTran operates over 275 daily departures to 30 cities. AirTran operates over 130 daily departures from Atlanta Hartsfield, 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. ," as designated by Airports Council International. 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 48 jet aircraft, AirTran is the launch customer for the new Boeing 717, the newest, most innovative commercial aircraft to date. AirTran is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAIR). For more information and 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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