AirTran Restructures Atlanta Business Fares.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 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 a lower fare structure, now in effect, for business fares between Atlanta and 20 AirTran markets. As a result of the restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). , business fares have been reduced by as much as $50 one-way. "Recently, we matched a competitive fare increase in the Atlanta market," said Kevin Healy, vice president - planning, "We realized the increased business fare structure was not optimal for our customers or for AirTran. As a result, we have adjusted fares to a level that ultimately benefits the traveling public." The new lower Atlanta fares are effective immediately. Fare levels are capacity controlled. Following is just a small sample of the new Atlanta New Atlanta Communications, LLC is a software company specializing in products to ease creation of Web applications. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia and founded in 1998, the company markets 3 products: ServletExec, JTurbo, and BlueDragon. business fares. One-way, B-class, walkup walk·up also walk-up n. 1. An apartment house or office building with no elevator. 2. An apartment or office in a building with no elevator. fares between Atlanta and: -0-
Old Fare New Fare
Orlando $159 $149
Jacksonville $129 $114
Tampa $159 $149
New York (LaGuardia) $199 $189
Newark $199 $179
Dallas/Ft. Worth $189 $169
Raleigh/Durham $117 $99
Midway $169 $149
Philadelphia $179 $169
Memphis $149 $134
Offering the convenience of easy, same concourse connections in Atlanta, systemwide, AirTran operates over 280 daily departures to 30 cities. AirTran operates over 135 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 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 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 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 reservations, call your travel agent, 800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726), 770-994-8258 (in Atlanta), or visit the AirTran website at www.airtran.com. Rules and restrictions for B-class fares: All fares are one-way. All fares are non-refundable, and a $50 per person fee applies to any change made after purchase plus any applicable increase in airfare air·fare n. Fare for travel by aircraft. Noun 1. airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance . Seats are limited, subject to availability and may not be available on all flights. Fares and schedules are subject to change without notice. Fares do not include segment taxes of $2.25 per segment. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Airport passenger facility charges of up to $12 are not included. |
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