| Byline: Benzinga Staff |
| AirTran Airways Launches 'It's Not Too Late To Save On Fall Travel' Sale! |
| PR Newswire |
| DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2011 |
| DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- |
| AirTran Airways, |
| a wholly owned subsidiary of |
| Southwest Airlines Co. |
| ( |
| NYSE:LUV |
| ), launched a fare sale today for travel to select destinations. Sale fares are availablefor purchase today through Oct. 6, 2011, 11:59 p.m. PDT, for travel beginning Oct. 14, 2011, through Dec. 21, 2011 (blackout dates apply), with a required 10-day advance purchase. Lowest sale fares are valid for domestic travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with additional sale fares available on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. |
| Travelers may purchase these sale fares at |
|
www.airtran.com
|
| , from their local travel agent, or via |
| AirTran Airways |
| ' reservations system at 1-800-AIR-TRAN. For reservations in Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842. |
| Examples of these one-way, low fares include (see Fare Rules below): |
| |
| Off-Peak Peak |
| Atlanta- Tampa $59 $110 |
| Milwaukee- New York LaGuardia $97 $114 |
| Baltimore/Washington- San Juan $129 $139 |
| |
| |
| |
| AirTran Airways is a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest AirlinesCo., and has been ranked the top airline in the Airline Quality Rating study twice in the past four years. AirTran offers Gogo Inflight Internet Connectivity and coast-to-coast service on North America's newest all-Boeing fleet. The airline's low-cost, high-quality product also includes assigned seating, Business Class, and complimentary SiriusXM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit airtran.com. |
| Fare Rules |
| All fares are one-way. Fares shown do not include Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18 roundtrip. The September 11th security fee of up to $10 roundtrip is not included. Fares do not include segment taxes of $3.70 per segment. A segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing. Fares to/from Puerto Rico do not include additional government taxes of up to $32.60 roundtrip. Fares to/from Bermuda, Mexico and the Caribbean do not include additional government taxes of up to $100 one-way. All fares are one-way. All fares are nonrefundable and a $75 fee per person applies to any change made after purchase, plus any applicable increase in airfare. Seats are limited, subject to availability, and may not be available on all flights. 10-day advancepurchase required. Fares available for purchase Oct. 4 through Oct. 6, 2011, 11:59 p.m. PDT, for travel beginning Oct. 14 through Dec. 21, 2011. Fares not available on Sundays and blackout dates include: Nov. 22 through Nov. 23, and Nov. 26 through Nov. 28, 2011. Off peak sale fares are valid for travel only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Peak sale fares are valid for travel on Mondays, Thursdays, andFridays. Off peak sale fares to/from San Juan, Puerto Rico, are valid for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and peak sale fares are validfor travel on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. International sale fares are valid for travel on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,and Fridays. Fares to/from Bermuda valid for travel until Oct. 24, 2011. Fares to/from Dallas/Ft. Worth valid for travel until Nov. 21, 2011. A first bag may be checked for a fee of $20 each way and a second bag may be checked for a fee of $25 each way. Reservations may be made via |
| AirTran Airways |
| Telephone Reservations Center for a fee of $15. Reservations may also be changed via |
| AirTran Airways |
| Telephone Reservations Center for a $15 fee plus any applicable change fees and fare differences. Fares, routes, and schedules are subject to change without notice. |
| |
|
www.airtran.com
|
| Media Contact: |
| AirTran Airways |
| 678.254.7442 |
| SOURCE |
| AirTran Airways |
| [Graphic omitted] |
| |
