Book The Warmer Climate of Your Choice with AirTran Airways' Caribbean Sale

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today launched a sale for travel to the airline's Caribbean destinations with fares starting as low as $44*. Travelers may purchase these sale fares at www.airtran.com or via AirTran Airways' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842.

These special fares are available for purchase through January 14, 2010, and are good for travel January 28, 2010, through May 26, 2010. Like all AirTran Airways fares, prices included in this sale are available for one-way travel and do not require a roundtrip purchase or an overnight stay.

Following is a sample of the one-way sale fares.  All fares are valid in either direction:

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.  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. All fares are non-refundable and a $75 fee per person applies to any change made after purchase, plus any applicable increase in airfare. Fourteen-day advance purchase required. Seats are limited, subject to availability, and may not be available on all flights. Tickets must be purchased by January 14, 2010. Sale fares are valid for travel through May 26, 2010. Sale fares for travel to/from Aruba are valid on Saturdays only.  Lowest sale fares to/from Montego Bay and Nassau are valid for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Additional sale fares to/from Montego Bay and Nassau are available other days of the week. Blackout dates are as follows: February 12-13, 2010, February 15, 2010, February 20-21, 2010, March 26-28, 2010, April 2-3, 2010, and April 10-11, 2010. Service to/from Montego Bay begins February 11, 2010. 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 per person. Fares, routes, and schedules are subject to change without notice. Fares shown do not include Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18. The September 11th security fee of up to $10 is not included. Fares do not include segment taxes of $3.70 per segment. A segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing. Fares to/from Puerto Rico do not include additional government taxes of up to $32.20. Fares to/from Mexico and the Caribbean do not include additional government taxes of up to $100.

SOURCE AirTran Airways