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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

AirTran Airways Offers New Winter Flights to Tampa

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced that it will be adding new, nonstop flights, beginning in December, between Tampa International Airport and: Logan International Airport in Boston, Mass.; Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota; Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Michigan and Pittsburgh International Airport in Pennsylvania.

"During the holiday season and beyond, AirTran Airways is happy to bring good cheer to our passengers in the form of nonstop, affordable service to Florida," said Bob Fornaro, president and COO of AirTran Airways. "Winter is a great time for boarding one of our comfortable Boeing aircraft, plugging headphones into our free XM Satellite Radio while waiting to step off the plane in sunny Tampa."

AirTran Airways currently offers nonstop flights to 11 destinations from Tampa, with 10 daily flights to Atlanta, Ga.; three daily flights to Baltimore/Washington; two daily flights to Indianapolis, Ind.; and one daily flight to Akron-Canton, Ohio; Gulfport/Biloxi, Miss.; Philadelphia, Penn.; Rochester, N.Y.; and Newburgh, N.Y. In addition, the low-fare carrier offers Saturday flights to Dayton, Ohio, and Flint, Mich., that will be increased to daily flights beginning November 15, and daily flights to Milwaukee, Wis., beginning December 20.

AirTran Airways will offer the following nonstop flight options between Tampa and Boston, effective December 20:


                   Nonstop Service between Tampa and Boston

    From            To           Flight     Departs   Arrives   Frequency
    Tampa           Boston          883       2:25      5:25      Daily
                                              p.m.      p.m.
    Boston          Tampa           882      10:30      1:45      Daily
                                              a.m.      p.m.

AirTran Airways will offer the following nonstop flight options between Tampa and Minneapolis-St. Paul, effective January 8, 2008:


            Nonstop Service between Tampa and Minneapolis-St. Paul

    From           To                Flight   Departs   Arrives  Frequency
    Tampa          Minneapolis-        781     4:30       7:00     Daily
                   St. Paul                    p.m.       p.m.
    Minneapolis-   Tampa               780    11:30       3:50     Daily
    St. Paul                                   a.m.       p.m.

AirTran Airways will offer the following nonstop flight options between Tampa and Detroit, effective February 14, 2008:


                  Nonstop Service between Tampa and Detroit

    From          To             Flight      Departs   Arrives    Frequency
    Tampa         Detroit           286       3:12      5:46       Daily
                                              p.m.      p.m.
    Detroit       Tampa             287      12:02      2:37       Daily
                                              p.m.      p.m.

AirTran Airways will offer the following nonstop flight options between Tampa and Pittsburgh, effective February 16, 2008:


                 Nonstop Service between Tampa and Pittsburgh

    From            To           Flight     Departs   Arrives   Frequency
    Tampa           Pittsburgh      809     5:50      8:15      Saturday
                                            p.m.      p.m.
    Pittsburgh      Tampa           808     2:50      5:15      Saturday
                                            p.m.      p.m.

AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company, offers more than 700 affordable, daily flights to 55 U.S. destinations. With 8,900 friendly Crew Members and America's youngest all-Boeing fleet, AirTran Airways provides XM Satellite Radio and Business Class seating on every flight. For more information and free online booking, visit http://www.airtran.com.

    Media Contacts:  Tad Hutcheson
                     tad.hutcheson@airtran.com
                     678.254.7442

                     Judy Graham-Weaver
                     judy.graham-weaver@airtran.com
                     678.254.7448

                     David Hirschman
                     david.hirschman@airtran.com
                     678.254.7465

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