Airtran Airways Reports Record July 2002 Traffic Results; Airline Serves Record 898,709 Passengers in July.

Business & Travel Editors

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2002

AirTran Airways (NYSE:AAI) today reported record passenger traffic and capacity for the month of July 2002.

Based on revenue passenger miles (RPMs), traffic grew by 21.1 percent, to a record 525.1 million RPMs, on an increase of 21.5 percent in capacity, based on available seat miles (ASMs). July's load factor was 70.6 percent compared to 70.8 percent in July 2001.

Achieving double-digit growth in July 2002, AirTran Airways served a record 898,709 passengers, a 12.3 percent increase over July 2001. Year-to-date, more than 5.6 million customers were served, an increase of 7.4 percent over the same period in 2001.

The airline begins new service to its 39th destination, Kansas City, from its Atlanta hub with three flights a day beginning October 8, 2002.

                   AIRTRAN AIRWAYS JULY 2002 TRAFFIC
                             (Preliminary)

                                    July 2002    July 2001     Change
                                    ---------    ---------     ------
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)       525,078      433,598       21.1%
Available Seat Miles (000)          743,773      612,006       21.5%
Load Factor                         70.6%        70.8%     -0.2 points
Passengers Enplaned                 898,709      800,449       12.3%


                                    Y-T-D 2002   Y-T-D 2001    Change
                                    ----------   ----------    ------
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)       3,209,949    2,815,427     14.0%
Available Seat Miles (000)          4,635,962    3,905,310     18.7%
Load Factor                         69.2%        72.1%     -2.9 points
Passengers Enplaned                 5,602,180    5,214,621      7.4%

AirTran Airways provides affordable air travel with 388 flights a day to 38 cities throughout the eastern United States. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport (by passenger volume), where it is the second largest carrier operating 151 flights a day. AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI).

Unlike other airlines, AirTran Airways never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay. The airline offers a Business Class any business can afford, all-assigned seating, a generous frequent flier program, and a corporate program called A2B. For more information and reservations, visit http://www.airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran), call your travel agent or AirTran Airways at 1-800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 in Atlanta. En espanol, 1-877-581-9842.