AirTran Airways Customers Affected by Tropical Storm Hanna May Change Travel Plans Without Penalty

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Based on the current forecasts for Tropical Storm Hanna by the National Hurricane Center, AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), is offering passengers with flights booked to/from Charleston, S.C., from noon on September 5 through September 6, 2008, to change their travel plans without change fees or fare adjustments. The airline is also offering passengers booked to/from Raleigh/Durham, N.C., as well as Richmond and Newport News/Williamsburg, Va., on September 6, to change their travel plans without change fees or fare adjustments due to this approaching storm. Passengers may adjust their travel plans to an alternate date starting today through seven days from the original travel date.

Passengers holding reservations for travel to/from these destinations scheduled through September 6, 2008, should check http://www.airtran.com under "Flight Status" for updates or call 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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