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AirTran Airways Responds to Obama Fervor: Airline Adds D.C. Flights for Inauguration

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced that the airline will respond to customer demand by adding more roundtrip flights betweenAtlanta, Ga., and bothBaltimore/Washington andWashington D.C. (Dulles), and betweenMilwaukee, Wis., andBaltimore/Washington on January 21, 2009, following President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20.

"We've had tremendous requests for flights toWashington D.C. during the period surrounding the presidential inauguration and we want to accommodate our customers by adding flights to meet the demand," said Kevin Healy, senior vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways.

Schedules for the additional flights originating inAtlanta andMilwaukee are available on airtran.com. Seats are still available leading up to the inauguration on flights along those routes, but AirTran Airways will consider adding more flights if the planes fill quickly before January. For more information, visit airtran.com.

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 airtran.com.

    Media Contacts:  AirTran Airways
                     Tad Hutcheson
                     Judy Graham-Weaver
                     Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas
                     678.254.7442

SOURCE AirTran Airways

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