AirTran Airways Reports October Traffic

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov 03, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of October. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and available seat miles (ASMs) represent new monthly records for the month of October.

For October, traffic grew by 5.2 percent to more than 1.5 billion RPMs and the airline enplaned nearly 2 million passengers.

AirTran Airways October 2009 Traffic (Preliminary) October 2009 October 2008 Change ------------ ------------ ------ Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,505,874 1,431,476 5.2 percent Available Seat Miles (000) 1,901,825 1,777,512 7.0 percent Load Factor 79.2 percent 80.5 percent -1.3 points Passengers Enplaned 1,998,120 1,975,017 1.2 percent Y-T-D 2009 Y-T-D 2008 Change ---------- ---------- ------ Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 15,582,830 16,168,501 -3.6 percent Available Seat Miles (000) 19,400,086 20,227,525 -4.1 percent Load Factor 80.3 percent 79.9 percent 0.4 points Passengers Enplaned 20,084,377 20,839,691 -3.6 percent 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 www.airtran.com.

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