AirTran Airways Reports All-Time Record April Traffic

By AirTran Airways

For April, traffic grew by 5.7 percent to more than 1.5 billion RPMs based on a 9.9 percent increase in capacity. The company's load factor for the month was 73.9 percent. The airline enplaned more than 1.9 million passengers for the month, a 0.4 percent decrease from April 2007.

"As expected, April load factors were impacted by the earlier Easter and Passover holidays," said Kevin Healy, senior vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways. "Summer demand continues to book very well."

                      AirTran Airways April 2008 Traffic
                                (Preliminary)
                                  April 2008      April 2007       Change
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,508,554       1,427,321      5.7 percent
    Available Seat Miles (000)    2,042,684       1,858,100      9.9 percent
    Load Factor                73.9 percent    76.8 percent      -2.9 points
    Passengers Enplaned           1,988,265       1,997,030     -0.4 percent
                                  Y-T-D 2008      Y-T-D 2007       Change
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 5,855,953       5,075,440     15.4 percent
    Available Seat Miles (000)    7,813,722       7,065,231     10.6 percent
    Load Factor                74.9 percent    71.8 percent       3.1 points
    Passengers Enplaned           7,706,584       7,077,138      8.9 percent

AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company ranked number one in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating study, offers more than 700 affordable, daily flights to 58 U.S. destinations. With 8,900 friendly Crew Members and America's youngest all-Boeing fleet, AirTran Airways provides XM Satellite Radio and Business Class seating on every flight. For more information and free online booking, visit http://www.airtran.com.

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