ORLANDO , Fla., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced that it will add one daily roundtrip flight between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Seattle/Tacoma International Airport in Seattle , Wash., on May 6 . The low-cost carrier will also add daily flights between Baltimore/Washington and the following destinations on June 11: Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles , Calif., and Portland International Jetport in Portland , Maine.
"As AirTran Airways has developed its growth strategy for 2008, Baltimore/Washington has emerged as an increasingly important central market," said Kevin Healy , senior vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways. "We have always directed quite a bit of attention toward Baltimore/Washington, but now travelers in the area will be able to enjoy even more flights, with all information and convenient booking accessible at http://www.airtran.com."
With the additional flights, AirTran Airways will offer Baltimore/Washington travelers 51 daily departures to 19 destinations. By June 11 , the airline will offer two daily flights to Seattle/Tacoma, two daily flights to Los Angeles and four daily flights to Portland .
The following nonstop flight will be available between Baltimore/Washington and Seattle/Tacoma, effective May 6, 2008:
Nonstop Service Between Baltimore/Washington and Seattle/Tacoma From To Flight Departs Arrives Frequency Baltimore/ Seattle/ Washington Tacoma 224 7:00 a.m. 9:48 a.m. Daily Seattle/ Baltimore/ Tacoma Washington 243 10:38 a.m. 6:38 p.m. DailyThe following nonstop flight will be available between Baltimore/Washington and Los Angeles , effective June 11, 2008:
Nonstop Service Between Baltimore/Washington and Los Angeles From To Flight Departs Arrives Frequency Baltimore/ Washington Los Angeles 1 7:55 p.m. 10:50 p.m. Daily Baltimore/ Los Angeles* Washington 2 10:05 p.m. 6:05 a.m. Daily *Arrives the next day.The following nonstop flight will be available between Baltimore/Washington and Portland , Maine, effective June 11, 2008:
Nonstop Service Between Baltimore/Washington and Portland From To Flight Departs Arrives Frequency Baltimore/ Washington Portland 467 1:00 p.m. 2:23 p.m. Daily Baltimore/ Portland Washington 597 2:53 p.m. 4:23 p.m. DailyAirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company, 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.
Media Contacts: AirTran Airways Tad Hutcheson Judy Graham-Weaver Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas Quinnie Jenkins 678.254.7442SOURCE AirTran Airways
