AirTran Airways Announces New Service From Huntsville/Decatur, Alabama

ORLANDO, Fla., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced plans to add Huntsville/Decatur, Ala., to its growing route map on May 27, 2010. The growing low-cost carrier will offer roundtrip, nonstop flights on its Boeing 717 aircraft between Huntsville International Airport and both Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Orlando International Airport.

"Huntsville is known as the 'Rocket City' and AirTran Airways is pleased to take the residents of northern Alabama to new heights of air travel," said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways' senior vice president of marketing and planning. "Connecting Huntsville to two of our largest operations gives residents access not only to our award-winning service and low-fares but to virtually our entire network."

When service begins, AirTran Airways will be the only carrier to offer direct flights from Huntsville to Orlando and the only low-cost carrier to fly from Huntsville to Baltimore/Washington.

"This is an exciting day for the people of the City of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley region," said Mayor Tommy Battle, City of Huntsville. "The addition of AirTran and the nonstop service to Baltimore/Washington and Orlando fills a void in our community for low-fare service and expands our total nonstop destinations to 11. We look forward to growing our new partnership with AirTran and adding more destinations."

The following nonstop flights between Huntsville/Decatur and Baltimore/Washington will be available beginning May 27, 2010, unless otherwise noted:

    
    
             Nonstop Service Between Huntsville/Decatur and Baltimore
    
      From            To        Flight    Departs     Arrives    Frequency
      ----            --        ------    -------     -------    ---------
    Baltimore/    Huntsville/
     Washington    Decatur       755    10:30 a.m.  11:20 a.m.     Daily
    
    Baltimore/    Huntsville/
     Washington    Decatur       751     8:05 p.m.   8:55 p.m.     Daily
    
    Huntsville/   Baltimore/
     Decatur*      Washington    756     7:00 a.m.   9:50 a.m.     Daily
    
    Huntsville/   Baltimore/ 
     Decatur       Washington    752     4:45 p.m.   7:35 p.m.     Daily
    
    * Service begins May 28, 2010

The following nonstop flights between Huntsville/Decatur and Orlando will be available beginning May 27, 2010:

    
    
            Nonstop Service Between Huntsville/Decatur and Orlando
    
       From               To        Flight    Departs     Arrives    Frequency
       ----               --        ------    -------     -------    ---------
    Huntsville/
     Decatur           Orlando        754     11:55 a.m.  2:40 p.m.    Daily
    
    Orlando      Huntsville/Decatur   753      3:30 p.m.  4:10 p.m.    Daily

Following is a sample of fares AirTran Airways will offer for its new flights to/from Baltimore/Washington and Orlando. Fares listed are one way, available daily and are valid in either direction:

    
    
                              Lowest     Lowest         Lowest
     Destination              Leisure    Walk-up     Business Class
     -----------              -------    -------     --------------
                         
    Baltimore/Washington        $99       $199           $279
    
    Orlando                     $89       $179           $249

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI) and a Fortune 1000 company, has been ranked the number one low cost carrier in the Airline Quality Rating study for the past two years and is the recipient of the prestigious 2010 Market Leadership Award from Air Transport World.  AirTran is the only major airline with Wi-Fi on every flight and offers coast-to-coast service on North America's newest all-Boeing fleet. Its low-cost, high-quality product also includes assigned seating, Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on every flight.  To book a flight, visit www.airtran.com.

** All fares are one-way. Lowest leisure fare and lowest walk-up fare are non-refundable, and a $75 fee per person applies to any change made after purchase plus any applicable increase in airfare. Seats are limited subject to availability and may not be available on all flights. A first bag may be checked for a fee of up to $15 per person and a second bag may be checked for a fee of up to $25 per person. Reservations may be obtained or changed through an AirTran Airways Telephone Reservations Center for an additional $15.00 per person. Fares, routes, and schedules are subject to change without notice. Fares do not include per-segment tax of $3.70. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. The September 11th security fee of up to $10 is not included. Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18 are not included.

SOURCE AirTran Airways