AirTran Airways Resumes Flights to New Orleans

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), today announced that the airline will resume service to Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, La., today with flight 451 departing Atlanta, Ga., at 8:25 pm EDT and arriving in New Orleans at 8:53 pm CDT. The airline will resume full operations to/from New Orleans on Thursday, September 4.

AirTran Airways, along with other carriers serving the airport, cancelled flights when the airport closed Sunday night through today because of Hurricane Gustav.

The airline strongly encourages passengers to check the status of their flights by visiting http://www.airtran.com or by calling 1-800-AIRTRAN (247-8726).

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.

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