Book a Flight in a Flash Now with AirTran Airways’ New Sale Fares

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., today launched a sale for travel to all of the airline’s destinations. Travelers may purchase these sale fares at airtran.com, from their local travel agent or via AirTran Airways’ reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842.

These special fares are available for purchase through May 6, 2010, and are good for travel from May 18, 2010, through August 25, 2010. Sale fares are available for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Like all AirTran Airways fares, prices included in this sale are available for one-way travel and do not require a roundtrip purchase or an overnight stay. These sale fares require a 14-day advance purchase.
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Airline Quality Rating, Airline Performance Year 2009 Reached Highest Score

airlines performance year 2009The annual report assessing the performance of the airlines put some of the airlines at the best rating. But the overall performance of both airlines rose by achieving the highest score in the year 2009.

Performance evaluation factors airlines, among others: timely arrival time, service boarding, mishandled baggage and customer complaints.

Fourteen airlines improved their on-time arrival performance in 2009, the report said, though only six airlines had an on-time percentage greater than 80 percent.

Customer complaints fell industrywide to 0.97 per 100,000 passengers, from 1.15 per 100,000 passengers.

The Airline Quality Rating report is a joint research project by Purdue and Wichita State universities. The study is based on figures compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Airtrans Airways Ticketing Service Summer Travel to All Destinations

March 18, 2010 | Airlines News

airtrans airways ticketing service summer travelAirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., today launched a sale for travel to all of the airline’s destinations with fares starting as low as $44*. Travelers may purchase these sale fares at airtran.com or via AirTran Airways’ reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842.

These special fares are available for purchase through March 16, 2010, and are good for travel March 26, 2010, through November 16, 2010. Travel to Florida, San Juan, Aruba, Montego Bay, Jamaica and Cancun, Mexico is available April 6, 2010, to November 16, 2010. Lowest fares are available for travel on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Additional sale fares are valid for travel Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Like all AirTran Airways fares, prices included in this sale are available for one-way travel and do not require a roundtrip purchase or an overnight stay. Read more