AirTran Airways Announces New Service to Key West, Fla. - Airline Will Bring Full-Sized Jets and Low Fares to Vacation Paradise -

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced plans to begin service to Key West, Fla., beginning on December 17, 2009. The airline will provide the only full-sized, commercial jet access to the island by using its Boeing 737-700s to fly nonstop from Orlando while offering same plane service from Atlanta.

This announcement marks the first time a major, low-cost carrier will provide scheduled service to the southernmost point in the United States.

"Key West is one of the destinations that is most requested by customers in our hometown of Orlando and across our network, " said Kevin Healy, senior vice president, marketing and planning for AirTran Airways. "We are thrilled to add the Conch Republic to the AirTran network."

Passengers from around AirTran Airways' network will be able to easily connect to Key West via the non-stop flight from Orlando or via direct, same plane service from Atlanta.

"Offering our passengers the ability to change planes only once from almost any point in our network to Key West is a real benefit," said Healy.

AirTran Airways offers more destinations from Orlando than any other airline, including other recently announced flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Nassau, Bahamas.

The following is a schedule of flights to/from Orlando to Key West beginning December 17, 2009:

       From       To    Flight   Departs     Arrives   Frequency  Equipment
       ----       --    ------   -------     -------   ---------  ---------
     Orlando   Key West  868    11:30 a.m.  12:40 p.m.  Tue, Thu,    737
                                                        Sat, Sun
     Key West  Orlando   864     1:30 p.m.   2:40 p.m.  Tue, Thu,    737
                                                        Sat, Sun

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 http://www.airtran.com.

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