ORLANDO, Fla.,
Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a
subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported all-time
record traffic during the three-month period that ended
Sept. 30 with revenue
passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), enplaned passengers and
load factors setting all-time highs.
Third-quarter traffic grew by 32.3 percent to more than 4.8 billion RPMs
based on a 20.9 percent increase in capacity. The company's load factor for
the quarter was 80.1 percent - a 6.9 percentage point increase over the same
period last year. The airline enplaned more than 6.4 million passengers during
the third quarter, a 25.4 percent increase over the same period in 2006.
"We are very pleased with our record-breaking, third-quarter traffic and
proud of all of our hard-working Crew Members and the high-quality service
they provide for our customers every day," said Bob Fornaro, AirTran Airways'
president and chief operating officer. "The third quarter is the busiest time
of year for travel, and our Crew Members met the challenge with peak effort
and operational performance."
For the month of September, AirTran Airways set new records for RPMs, ASMs
and enplaned passengers. Other September highlights included the announcement
of additional nonstop service between Pittsburgh and Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa
and more nonstop service between Tampa and Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul and
Detroit.
AirTran Airways September 2007 Traffic
(Preliminary)
September 2007 September 2006 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,256,571 949,919 32.3 percent
Available Seat Miles (000) 1,833,682 1,537,515 19.3 percent
Load Factor 68.5 percent 61.8 percent 6.7 points
Passengers Enplaned 1,731,123 1,380,950 25.4 percent
Third Quarter Third Quarter
2007 2006 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 4,808,682 3,635,238 32.3 percent
Available Seat Miles (000) 6,005,231 4,965,224 20.9 percent
Load Factor 80.1 percent 73.2 percent 6.9 points
Passengers Enplaned 6,442,786 5,137,151 25.4 percent
Y-T-D 2007 Y-T-D 2006 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 12,984,173 10,398,268 24.9 percent
Available Seat Miles (000) 16,960,337 14,026,038 20.9 percent
Load Factor 76.6 percent 74.1 percent 2.5 points
Passengers Enplaned 17,845,917 15,033,987 18.7 percent
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.
Editor's note: Statements regarding the Company's operational and
financial success, business model, expectation about future success, improved
operational performance and our ability to maintain or improve our low costs
are forward-looking statements and are not historical facts. Instead, they are
estimates or projections involving numerous risks or uncertainties, including
but not limited to, consumer demand and acceptance of services offered by the
Company, the Company's ability to maintain current cost levels, fare levels
and actions by competitors, regulatory matters and general economic
conditions. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is
contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not
limited to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 2006. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to update or
correct any of its forward-looking statements.
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
Arne Haak (Financial)
407.318.5187
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