ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a
subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced plans to
expand its Caribbean services with new flights to Cancun, Mexico, effective
February 25, 2009. The expanding low-fare carrier will offer roundtrip nonstop
flights between Cancun International Airport and both Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
Airport.
"Cancun is a premier vacation destination, and we will begin
offering flights just in time to drive down fares and accommodate heavy
passenger traffic for Winter and Spring Breaks," said Kevin Healy, senior
vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways.
"AirTran Airways is committed to providing our customers with high
quality service and low fares to the destinations they prefer."
Connections to Cancun will be available from throughout the AirTran
Airways network. In addition to the
nonstop flights, AirTran Airways will connect 55 destinations to Cancun through
Atlanta, including Orlando, Fla.; Columbus, Ohio, and Philadelphia, PA.
The airline connects to 7 destinations through Baltimore/Washington,
including Boston, Milwaukee, and Burlington.
The following nonstop flights between Cancun and Atlanta will be
available beginning February 25*:
Nonstop Service Between Cancun and
Atlanta
From To
Flight
Departs
Arrives Frequency
---- ----
------
-------
------- ---------
Atlanta
Cancun
41
10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Daily
Cancun
Atlanta 42
12:15 p.m. 3:50 p.m.
Daily
* Subject to government approval
(both U.S. & Mexico)
The following nonstop flights between Cancun and Baltimore/Washington
will be available beginning March 7*:
Nonstop Service Between Cancun and
Baltimore/Washington
From To
Flight Departs
Arrives Frequency
---- ----
------ -------
------- ---------
Baltimore/ Cancun
84 11:35
a.m. 2:00 p.m.
Sat / Sun**
Washington
Cancun Baltimore/
85 2:45
p.m. 7:10 p.m. Sat / Sun**
Washington
* Subject to government approval
(both U.S. & Mexico)
** Does not operate on Sunday March
8, 2009
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.
