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AirTran Airways Reports August Traffic

                 AirTran Airways August 2010 Traffic
                            (Preliminary)

                                     August      August
                                     2010        2009       Change
                                    -------     -------     ------
                                                             1.7
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)    1,878,317   1,846,137   percent

                                                             2.1
    Available Seat Miles (000)       2,221,894   2,175,407   percent

                                     84.5        84.9        -0.4
    Load Factor                      percent     percent     points

                                                             -1.1
    Passengers Enplaned              2,278,242   2,304,135   percent



                                    Y-T-D 2010  Y-T-D 2009  Change
                                    ----------  ----------  ------
                                                             6.0
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)   13,473,468  12,709,857   percent

                                                             4.5
    Available Seat Miles (000)      16,426,810  15,721,861    percent

                                     82.0        80.8        1.2
    Load Factor                      percent     percent      points

                                                             3.0
    Passengers Enplaned             16,784,462  16,296,002    percent

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI) and a Fortune 1000 company, has been ranked the number one low cost carrier in the Airline Quality Rating study for the past three years. AirTran Airways is the only major airline with Gogo Inflight Internet on every flight and offers coast-to-coast service on North America's newest all-Boeing fleet. Our low-cost, high-quality product also includes assigned seating, Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit http://www.airtran.com

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SOURCE AirTran Airways