AirTran Airways Announces 2009 Shareholders Meeting

ORLANDO, Fla., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced the airline will host its annual shareholders’ meeting on May 20, 2009, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

Shareholders who own AirTran Holdings stock as of March 23, 2009, are invited to attend the meeting, which will begin at 11 a.m. EDT. AirTran Holdings expects to mail its Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to stockholders beginning on or about April 6, 2009.

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), a Fortune 1000 company, is ranked number one in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating study. The airline offers coast-to-coast flights, North America’s newest all-Boeing fleet, friendly service and Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit http://www.airtran.com.

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