AirTran Airways Reports February Traffic

ORLANDO, Fla., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of February.

                          AirTran Airways February 2009 Traffic
                                      (Preliminary)

                                  February 2009  February 2008     Change
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)    1,228,788      1,421,803   -13.6 percent

    Available Seat Miles (000)       1,655,527      1,820,375    -9.1 percent

    Load Factor                   74.2 percent   78.1 percent    -3.9 points

    Passengers Enplaned              1,623,030      1,886,206   -14.0 percent


                                     Y-T-D 2009     Y-T-D 2008     Change
                                  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)    2,499,602      2,638,275     -5.3 percent

    Available Seat Miles (000)       3,391,668      3,624,445     -6.4 percent

    Load Factor                   73.7 percent   72.8 percent      0.9 points

    Passengers Enplaned              3,294,522      3,519,924     -6.4 percent

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.

    Media Contacts:  AirTran Airways
                     Tad Hutcheson
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