ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported record November traffic with revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs) and enplaned passengers setting new highs for the month.

November traffic surged 26.3 percent compared to the same month last year on a 15.9 percent increase in capacity. Load factor rose 6.2 points to 75.4 percent, and the number of enplaned passengers for the month increased 19.4 percent to 1.98 million.

'These record-breaking figures reflect the skill and dedication of our hard-working Crew Members and the high-quality service they provide to our customers every day,' said Bob Fornaro, president and chief executive officer of AirTran Airways.

For the year to date, AirTran Airways set new records for traffic, capacity, total passengers and load factor. For the first 11 months of 2007, traffic increased 25.8 percent on a 20 percent increase in capacity. Load factor rose 3.6 points to 76.6 percent, and the number of enplaned passengers increased 19.4 percent to 21.8 million.

                    AirTran Airways November 2007 Traffic
                                (Preliminary)

                                  November 2007  November 2006       Change
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)   1,425,012     1,128,350       26.3 percent

    Available Seat Miles (000)      1,890,125     1,630,548       15.9 percent

    Load Factor                     75.4 percent  69.2 percent    6.2 points

    Passengers Enplaned             1,977,570     1,655,987       19.4 percent



                                    Y-T-D 2007     Y-T-D 2006        Change
    Revenue Passenger Miles (000)   15,873,855     12,615,694     25.8 percent

    Available Seat Miles (000)      20,732,693     17,273,979     20.0 percent

    Load Factor                     76.6 percent   73.0 percent   3.6 points

    Passengers Enplaned             21,846,718     18,298,196     19.4 percent

AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company, offers more than 700 affordable, daily flights to 56 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.

Editor's note: Statements regarding the Company's operational and financial success, business model, expectation about future success, improved operational performance and our ability to maintain or improve our low costs are forward-looking statements and are not historical facts. Instead, they are estimates or projections involving numerous risks or uncertainties, including but not limited to, consumer demand and acceptance of services offered by the Company, the Company's ability to maintain current cost levels, fare levels and actions by competitors, regulatory matters and general economic conditions. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including but not limited to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to update or correct any of its forward-looking statements.

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SOURCE AirTran Airways

Source: PR Newswire (December 3, 2007 - 2:55 PM EST)

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