AirTran Airways Reports Record Traffic in November

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI) , today reported its November revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), and passengers enplaned all represent company records for the month.

AirTran Airways' traffic, measured by revenue passenger miles (RPMs), grew by 15.4 percent, to over 1.1 billion RPMs, on an increase of 19.1 percent in capacity, based on available seat miles (ASMs). November's load factor was 69.2 percent. The airline enplaned more than 1.6 million passengers in the month of November, a 14.5 percent increase from November 2005.

Year-to-date 2006 traffic grew 22.6 percent on a capacity increase of 24.1 percent, while load factor was 73.0 percent. The airline has enplaned a record number of passengers with 18,298,196 boardings year-to-date.

                  AirTran Airways November 2006 Traffic
                              (Preliminary)

                                 November 2006    November 2005  Change

  Revenue Passenger Miles (000)  1,128,350        978,061        15.4%

  Available Seat Miles (000)     1,630,548        1,369,096      19.1%

  Load Factor                    69.2 %           71.4%          -2.2 points

  Passengers Enplaned            1,655,987        1,446,478      14.5%


                                 Y-T-D 2006       Y-T-D 2005     Change

  Revenue Passenger Miles (000)  12,615,694       10,286,097     22.6%

  Available Seat Miles (000)     17,273,979       13,918,000     24.1%

  Load Factor                    73.0%            73.9%          -0.9 points

  Passengers Enplaned            18,298,196       15,135,089     20.9%

AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company and one of America's largest low-fare airlines with 8,000 friendly, professional Crew Members, operates nearly 700 daily flights to 52 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier. AirTran Airways' aircraft features the fuel-efficient Boeing 737-700 and 717-200 to create America's youngest all-Boeing fleet. The airline is also the first carrier to install XM Satellite Radio on a commercial aircraft and the only airline with Business Class and XM Satellite Radio on every flight. For reservations or more information, visit http://www.airtran.com/ (America Online Keyword: AirTran).

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, 2005. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to update or correct any of its forward-looking statements.

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                    Judy Graham-Weaver
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