AirTran Airways Customers in Orlando Affected by Tropical Storm Fay May Change Travel Plans Without Penalty

    ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- Based on the current

forecasts for Tropical Storm Fay by the National Hurricane Center, AirTran

Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), is offering

passengers with flights booked to/from Orlando the same waiver/change

options offered to the cities announced earlier today. Orlando now joins

Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Miami, Sarasota/Bradenton, Tampa and West Palm

Beach, Florida in the list of cities possibly impacted by this storm.

Passengers booked on AirTran flights to/from these destinations on Monday,

August 18 or Tuesday, August 19, may move their flight to another date

through August 23, 2008, based on space availability without change fees or

fare adjustments.



    Passengers holding reservations for travel to/from these Florida

destinations scheduled August 18 and 19, 2008, should check http://www.airtran.com

under "Flight Status" for updates or call 1-800-AIRTRAN (247-8726).



    AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., a Fortune 1000

company, ranked number one in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating study. The

airline offers more than 700 affordable, daily flights to 57 U.S.

destinations, employs 8,900 friendly Crew Members and operates America's

youngest all-Boeing fleet. AirTran Airways also provides XM Satellite Radio

and Business Class seating on every flight. For more information and free

online booking, visit http://www.airtran.com.






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