AirTran Airways Reports All-Time Record April Traffic

ORLANDO, Fla., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. , today reported record traffic for the month of April 2008. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and available seat miles (ASMs) represent new all-time company records for the month of April.

For April, traffic grew by 5.7 percent to more than 1.5 billion RPMs based on a 9.9 percent increase in capacity. The company's load factor for the month was 73.9 percent. The airline enplaned more than 1.9 million passengers for the month, a 0.4 percent decrease from April 2007.

"As expected, April load factors were impacted by the earlier Easter and Passover holidays," said Kevin Healy, senior vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways. "Summer demand continues to book very well."

AirTran Airways April 2008 Traffic (Preliminary) April 2008 April 2007 Change Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,508,554 1,427,321 5.7 percent Available Seat Miles (000) 2,042,684 1,858,100 9.9 percent Load Factor 73.9 percent 76.8 percent -2.9 points Passengers Enplaned 1,988,265 1,997,030 -0.4 percent Y-T-D 2008 Y-T-D 2007 Change Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 5,855,953 5,075,440 15.4 percent Available Seat Miles (000) 7,813,722 7,065,231 10.6 percent Load Factor 74.9 percent 71.8 percent 3.1 points Passengers Enplaned 7,706,584 7,077,138 8.9 percent

AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company ranked number one in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating study, offers more than 700 affordable, daily flights to 58 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/.

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