AirTran Airways Reports March Traffic

ORLANDO, Fla., April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of March 2009. The airline’s load factor represents a new all-time company record for the month of March and for the first quarter.

                          AirTran Airways March 2009 Traffic
                                    (Preliminary)

                                   March 2009      March 2008   Change
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)  1,586,579       1,709,125    -7.2 percent

    Available Seat Miles (000)     1,966,714       2,146,593    -8.4 percent

    Load Factor                    80.7 percent    79.6 percent  1.1 points

    Passengers Enplaned            2,050,161       2,198,395    -6.7 percent



                                   Y-T-D 2009      Y-T-D 2008   Change
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)  4,086,181       4,347,399    -6.0 percent

    Available Seat Miles (000)     5,358,382       5,771,038    -7.2 percent

    Load Factor                    76.3 percent    75.3 percent  1.0 point

    Passengers Enplaned            5,344,683       5,718,319    -6.5 percent

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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