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AirTran Airways Reports All-Time Record August Traffic

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Map) - ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported all-time record traffic for the month of August. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), enplaned passengers and load factor represent new all-time records for the month of August.

For August, traffic grew by 12.7 percent to more than 1.9 billion RPMs based on an 8.8 percent increase in capacity. The company's load factor for the month was 87.3 percent. The airline enplaned more than 2.4 million passengers for the month, a 4.8 percent increase from August 2007.

                     AirTran Airways August 2008 Traffic
                                (Preliminary)
                                    August 2008   August 2007    Change
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)   1,965,544     1,744,106      12.7 percent
    Available Seat Miles (000)      2,252,222     2,069,894      8.8 percent
    Load Factor                     87.3 percent  84.3 percent   3.0 points
    Passengers Enplaned             2,413,401     2,303,956      4.8 percent
                                    Y-T-D 2008    Y-T-D 2007     Change
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)   13,505,387    11,727,602     15.2 percent
    Available Seat Miles (000)      16,793,515    15,126,655     11.0 percent
    Load Factor                     80.4 percent  77.5 percent   2.9 points
    Passengers Enplaned             17,192,798    16,114,794     6.7 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 www.airtran.com.

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

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